Biography
Morgan was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he attended Will Rogers High School. After graduating from high school, Morgan moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma where he attended Oklahoma State University–Stillwater. He graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He then attended the University of Tulsa and earned a Juris Doctor.
Morgan set up his private practice back in Stillwater. He conducts a general civil practice specializing in commercial transactions and real property. In 1984, Morgan was hired to serve as a Municipal Judge for the City of Stillwater. During his tenure in office, he was also a professor of business law at OSU.
Morgan was first elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1996 and in March 2005 Morgan was selected by his party to serve as the President pro tempore. Due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, Morgan was unable to seek reelection in 2008.
On March 5, 2012, Morgan was convicted of program bribery, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison. Morgan has filed a motion for a new trial.
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