Background
Morton, Thomas Jackson was born on January 9, 1955 in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Son of Julius Thomas and Stella Yvonne (Byerly) Morton.
Morton, Thomas Jackson was born on January 9, 1955 in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Son of Julius Thomas and Stella Yvonne (Byerly) Morton.
Stephen F. Austin State University (B.B.A.S.S., with honors, 1977). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1980). Alpha Chi; Beta Gamma Sigma.
Associate, Brown, Maroney, Rose, Barber & Dye, Austin, Texas, 1980-1984; associate, Armbrust & Brown, Austin, 1984-1985; partner, Armbrust & Brown, Austin, 1985-1990; partner, Strasburger & Price, Limited liability partnership, Austin, since 1990.
Member Task Force for Homeless, Austin, 1985, Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance Task Force, Austin, 1986. Member steering committee AustinPlan, 1986-1988. Member subcommittee on non point source pollution Texas Water Commission, 1992.
Board directors Control Texas chapter Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Austin, since 1985. Member of advisory board Salvation Army, since 1988. Member Texas Bar Association, Travis County Bar Association, Austin Young Lawyers Association, Barton Creek Club, Austin Round Table, Metropolitan Club.
Married Cheryl Leigh Burrage, January 7, 1978.