George Franklin Morris
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1921 and confirmed by unknown vote, George Franklin Morris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1866–1953
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1921
- Confirmed
- by unknown vote
- Succeeded
- Edgar Aldrich
- Succeeded by
- Aloysius Joseph Connor
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | District of New Hampshire succeeded Edgar Aldrich | Harding (R) | Unknown |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Read law | 1891 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Morris authored 16 published opinions for the court (1927–1942). Most cited: In Re Russell (20 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | In Re Russell | 52 F.2d 749 | 20 |
| 1942 | Holland v. Amoskeag MacH. Co. | 44 F. Supp. 884 | 15 |
| 1940 | In Re Brown | 35 F. Supp. 619 | 10 |
| 1927 | United States v. People's Trust Co. | 17 F.2d 437 | 9 |
| 1936 | Western Auto Supply Co. v. Western Auto Supply Co. | 13 F. Supp. 525 | 7 |
| 1934 | Teele Soap Mfg. Co. v. Pine Tree Products Co. | 8 F. Supp. 546 | 7 |
| 1934 | In Re Bray | 8 F. Supp. 761 | 6 |
| 1937 | Smith v. Wilkinson | 19 F. Supp. 841 | 5 |
| 1936 | Dugan v. Bridges | 16 F. Supp. 694 | 5 |
| 1929 | In Re Barton Co. | 34 F.2d 517 | 5 |
| 1941 | Frederick Snare Corp. v. Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge Authority | 41 F. Supp. 638 | 4 |
| 1936 | In Re Parker-Young Co. | 15 F. Supp. 965 | 4 |
| 1931 | Jones v. McGill | 46 F.2d 334 | 4 |
| 1935 | Bartlett v. Doherty | 10 F. Supp. 465 | 3 |
| 1933 | Bowen v. Soucy | 2 F. Supp. 481 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Franklin Morris?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed George Franklin Morris to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire in 1921.
- Was George Franklin Morris appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Franklin Morris was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- Which court was George Franklin Morris on?
- George Franklin Morris was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).