Morris Ames Soper

Personal

Birthday: 
1/23/1873
Birthplace: 
Baltimore, MD
Date of Death: 
3/11/1963
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Assistant state`s attorney, Baltimore City, Maryland, 1897-1899
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Maryland, 1900-1909
Private practice, Maryland, 1909-1914, 1921-1923
President, Board of Police Commissioners, Baltimore City, Maryland, 1912-1913
Chief judge, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City [Maryland], 1914-1921

Education

Name of School: 
Johns Hopkins University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1893
Name of School - Second: 

University of Maryland, School of Law

The School of Law's commitment to and support of the pursuit of justice extends beyond this core curricular requirement. Four academic specialty centers in intellectual property, mediation, health and homeland security and tobacco control each have a public service mission, operating as a resource to national and local communities on these issues. Public conferences for the academic community, bench and bar address critical issues facing the legal system. A wide array of student organizations support public service projects, helping students make a difference in the local community. The student-run Maryland Public Interest Law Project provides summer grants for students to work at public interest organizations.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1895

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Maryland
Court Name: 

Maryland District Court

President Nominating: 
Warren G. Harding
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
2/24/1923
Termination Date: 
5/9/1931
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
1/19/1932
Retirement from Active Service - Second: 
6/2/1955
Termination Date - Second: 
3/11/1963
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death