Background
Linda Morrissey was born in Washington District of Columbia
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Linda Morrissey
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Morrissey graduated from high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After high school, Morrissey attended Oklahoma State University where she earned a bachelor"s degree in teaching and a master"s in counseling in 1977.
Career
During her time as a judge, Morrissey has influenced the addition of the first courtroom in Tulsa County that dealt strictly with child support, as well as the Families in Transition Plan that removes disputing families from the courtroom and gives them an audience with mediators. In 2003, among other awards, Morrissey was inducted into the Oklahoma Women"s Hall of Fame for her contributions to the Tulsa County judicial system. on March 27, 1953. While working on her master"s at Ohio State University, Morrissey served on the Academic Appeals Board, an opportunity from which she decided to pursue a career in law rather than teaching.
Immediately after, she went to the University of Oklahoma where she earned her Juris doctorate in 1980.
Toward the beginning of 1981, Morrissey went to work as a lawyer for City Service Oil Company. Foreign about ten years, Morrissey worked as an oil an gas lawyer
She later went to work for the Resolution Trust Corporation. When they closed their Tulsa office, Morrissey went to work at the Court of Civil Appeals.
She worked as a staff attorney for justice Paul Boudreaux.
After she worked for the Court of Civil Appeals for three years, Morrissey applied for a position on the district court as a special judge. In 1995, Morrissey was selected as a special judge and has been on the bench ever since. During her time as a judge, Morrissey has influenced the addition of the first courtroom in Tulsa County that dealt strictly with child support, as well as the Families in Transition Plan that removes disputing families from the courtroom and gives them an audience with mediators.
Achievements
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Foreign all of her work in the Tulsa County judicial system, Morrissey has been recognized with many awards, including: Judge of the Year by the National Child Support Enforcement Association (1997) Pinnacle Award for public service (1997) "A Rising Star" by Tulsa People (1997) President"s Award from the Tulsa County Bar Association (1998) Newsmaker Award Recipient (1999) Inductee in the Oklahoma Women"s Hall of Fame (2003).
