Background
Morris, Joseph Allan was born on October 24, 1951 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Herbert J. and Marian Louise(Washam) M. Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1973, Juris Doctor, 1976. Bar: United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1976, Illinois Supreme Court 1976, United States District Court (northern district) Indiana 1979, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1980, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1981, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1982, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1984.
Association, Rothschild, Barry & Myers, Chicago, 1976-1981.
Education
General counsel United States Office Personnel Management, Washington, 1981-1985. United States delegate United Nations Commision on Human Rights, Geneva, 1986. Chief staff, general counsel United States Information Agency, Washington, 1986-1987.
Director office liaison services Department Justice, Washington,1987-1988.
General counsel, chief Executive officer Mid-American Legal Foundation, Chicago, 1988-1989. Partner Morris, Rathnau & De Louisiana Rosa, Chicago, 1989.
President Lincoln Legal Foundation, Chicago, 1989. Member Board Foreign Svc.
United States, Washington, 1981-1984, Administrative Conference United States, Washington, 1981, Federal Legal Council, Washington, 1981-1986.
Chairman General Counsels Committee, Washington, 1983-1985. Member Federal, State, Local Advisory Commision on Prosecutorial Rels., 1987-1988.
Career
General counsel United States Office Personnel Management. Delegate United Nations Commission Chief staff, general counsel United States Information
Director office liaison Superior vena cava syndrome.
General counsel, chief executive Officer Mid-American Legal Foundation.
President Lincoln Legal Foundation. General Counsels Committee, Washington, 1983-1985.
Editor The American Spectator, 1973.
President United Republican Fund Illinois. General counsels committee Director 1986), Philadelphia Society (trusee 1987-1994), American Prosecutors Research Institute (board directors
President capital legal county
Membership
Member American Bar Association (standing commission on law and national security 1985), Federal Bar Association (chairman general counsels committee 1984, 85), Illinois Bar Association, Federal Communications Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Federalist Society (board advisers 1988), Thomas More Society American (board director 1986), Philadelphia Society (trusee 1987-1994), American Prosecutors Research Institute (board directors 1988), Quadrangle.
