Sarah D. Morrison

Morrison was born on November 12, 1970, in Lufkin, Texas.[https://www.lawyercentral.com/sarah-d-morrison-interactive-profile--20-537807.html Lawyer Central profile] She received her Bachelor of Arts from Ohio State University and her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Capital University Law School, where she was inducted into the Order of the Curia and served as an associate editor of the Capital University Law Review.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-twelfth-wave-judicial-nominees-twelfth-wave-united-states-attorneys-sixth-wave-united-states-marshals/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals" White House, April 10, 2018] {{PD-notice}}

After graduation from law school, Morrison served as a law clerk to Judge John David Holschuh of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Before entering state service, she was a partner in the Columbus, Ohio office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister, where she practiced complex civil and commercial litigation. Prior to her appointment as Administrator, she served for four years as the General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation. From 2016 to 2019 she served as the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, where she oversaw the investment of $25 billion and an agency staff of 1,800.

On April 10, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Morrison to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180410/trump-nominates-ohio-workers-comp-administrator-to-federal-court |title=Trump nominates Ohio workers' comp administrator to federal court |last=Torry |first=Jack |date=April 10, 2018 |publisher=The Columbus Dispatch}} On April 12, 2018, her nomination was sent to the Senate. She was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Gregory L. Frost, who retired on May 2, 2016.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/twenty-nine-nominations-sent-senate-today/ "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 12, 2018] On October 10, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/10/10/2018/nominations United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 10, 2018]

On January 3, 2019, her nomination was returned to the president under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Morrison for a federal judgeship.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-judicial-nominees/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019] Her nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/nominations-sent-senate-2/ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019] On February 7, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/02.07.2019%20Results%20of%20Executive%20Business%20Meeting1.pdf Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee] On June 10, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 89–7 vote.[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00148 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sarah Daggett Morrison to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio], United States Senate, June 10, 2019 On June 11, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a 89–7 vote.[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00149 On the Nomination (Confirmation Sarah Daggett Morrison, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio)], United States Senate, June 11, 2019 She received her judicial commission on June 14, 2019.{{FJC Bio|nid=6589526|inline=yes}} She became the chief judge on September 7, 2024.{{Cite press release|date=September 6, 2024|title=Judge Morrison becomes new Chief Judge|url=https://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohsd/files//Judge%20Morrison%20Chief%20Announcement.pdf|website=ohsd.uscourts.gov|access-date=September 9, 2024}}

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• {{Ballotpedia|Sarah_Daggett_Morrison|Sarah Daggett Morrison}}
• [http://directory.cbalaw.org/profile/sarah-daggett-morrison Biography at Columbus Bar Association]

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