Background

Amick, John Morgan was born on January 31, 1923 in Oklahoma City. Son of John Sherman and Iola Sarah (Morgan) Amick.

Education

Student, Oklahoma State University, 1941—1943. Juris Doctor, University Oklahoma, 1949.

Career

Attorney Grant County, Medford, Oklahoma, 1949—1957. Private practice, 1955—1959. Assistant United States attorney Western District Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1959—1961.

Assistant county attorney Oklahoma County, 1961—1965, judge, 1968—1969, associate district judge, 1969—1973. Associate professor law Oklahoma City University, 1973—1976. General counsel Oklahoma Bar Association, 1976—1978.

District judge 7th Judicial District, Oklahoma City, since 1979, presiding judge Oklahoma, since 1986. President, board directors Oklahoma City Counseling & Guidance Center, 1968—1969. Board directors Oklahoma County Medical Society Community Foundation, Oklahoma City, since 1981.

Served to Second lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.

Achievements

• John Morgan Amick has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Oklahoma County Bar (president 1976-1977), Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Phi, Delta Theta Phi.

Connections

Married Ethel Jean Ash Amick, December 19, 1948. Children: Douglas Morgan, Martin Sherman, Margaret Ellen, Linda Kathryn, Alan Russell.