Background
III, Joshua Marion Morse, was born on March 7, 1923 in Poplarville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Joshua Marion and Eva (Triplett) M.
III, Joshua Marion Morse, was born on March 7, 1923 in Poplarville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Joshua Marion and Eva (Triplett) M.
Juris Doctor, University Mississippi, 1948. Postgraduate, Yale University Law School.
Partner Morse & Morse, Poplarville, 1948-1961, Morse & Smith, Poplarville, 1961-1963. Associate professor law University Mississippi, 1962-1963. Dean University Mississippi (School Law), 1963-1969.
Dean, professor Florida State University College Law, 1969-1981, professor, since 1981. Of counsel Fowler, White, Gilley, Boggs, & Villereal, Tampa, Florida, since 1981. Board directors Micronesian Legal Service.
Member Florida Law Revision Commission. Commissioner National Conference Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, since 1963, vice president executive commission, 1981-1983.
Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Captain Judge Advisory General Corps., United States Naval Reserve, retired. Member American Bar Association, Maritime Law Association, Association American Law Schools.
Married Mary Nell Hartzog, May 26, 1946. Children: Joshua Stanford, Anne Elizabeth, Mary Jeanne.