Sarah D. Morrison
American judge
Sarah Elizabeth Daggett Morrison (née Daggett; born 1970) is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Early life and education
Morrison was born in 1970, in Lufkin, Texas. 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.
Career
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.
Federal judicial service
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. 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.
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