Legal Career
Morris spent three years as an ensign in the United States Navy Reserve from 1943 to 1946. After receiving his LLM degree he was a staff attorney with Shell Oil Company from 1948 to 1960. Subsequently he was general counsel of Amerada Petroleum Corporation from 1960 to 1969. He was a vice president and associate general counsel for the Amerada Hess Corporation from 1969 to 1972.
In 1972 Morris left Amerada Hess to serve as dean of the University of Tulsa College of Law from 1972 to 1974. On March 19, 1974 President Richard M. Nixon nominated Morris to the federal bench to fill the seat vacated by Edwin Langley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 5, 1974 and received his commission on April 12, 1974. He served as chief judge from 1975-1978. Morris resigned from the bench on July 31, 1978 to become general counsel of Shell Oil Company. He remained in that role until 1983 when he joined Gable Gotwals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
During the last 20 years, Morris has spent the majority of his time as an arbitrator in significant commercial arbitrations, both domestic and international.
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