Background
Morris, John Robert was born on July 19, 1955 in Omaha. Son of Cecil Eugene and Helene Gertrude (Brabant) Morris.
Morris, John Robert was born on July 19, 1955 in Omaha. Son of Cecil Eugene and Helene Gertrude (Brabant) Morris.
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1977. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif.
Order of the Barristers. Member and Note Editor, University of Oklahoma Law Review, 1978-1980.
Worked at McAfee & Taft, A Professional Corporation (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) specializing in Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Oklahoma. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit and United States.
Court of Military Appeals.
1984, United States. Supreme Court. 1987, United States. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma.
1994, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma.
1995, United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas. 1996, United States. Tax Court.
Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif.
Order of the Barristers. Member and Note Editor, University of Oklahoma Law Review, 1978-1980.
Author: "Constitutional Law: A Constitutional Analysis of the New Oklahoma Abortion Statute," 32 Oklahoma Law Review 138, 1979. "Constitutional Law: Substantive Due Process and the Incompetent Organ Donor," 33 Oklahoma Law Review 126, 1980.
"The Parameters of Judicial Conduct during an Oklahoma Jury Trial of a Criminal Defendant," 53 Oklahoma Bar Journal 1307, 1982.
"Military Rule of Evidence 404(b): A Case Study in Whodunit? " 16 The Advocate 51, 1984. "Rehabilitative Potential of the Accused: Have the Floodgates Been Opened on Sentencing?" 16 The Advocate 75, 1984. "Opening Statement: An Opportunity for Effective Defense Advocacy," The Army Lawyer, September 1986 at 10.
"Rights Warnings in the Military: An Article 31(b) Update," 115 Military
L. Review 261, 1987; Oklahoma Trial Handbook (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1995). Instructor, Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1979-1980.
Member: Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States.
Army, 1980-1987; Major, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1987-1991.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. [Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army. 1980-1987; Major, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1987—].
Civil Litigation.
Married Anne Marie O'Hare, May 17, 1980. Children: Kerianne, Jennifer, Brian, Laura.