U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 1980 / Served to 1992

Morgan Dennis Ford

Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1949 and confirmed by voice vote, Morgan Dennis Ford was a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1938. He previously served on the U.S. Customs Court. Sources ↓

Appointed by
Harry S Truman, 1949
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
University of North Dakota 1935 · Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1938
Succeeded by
R. Kenton Musgrave
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1949U.S. Customs Court · succeeded William Josiah TilsonTruman (D)voice
1980U.S. Court of International TradeReassigned

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

Sources

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11 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).