Sarah D. Morrison

Sarah D. Morrison
Personal details
Born Sarah Elizabeth Daggett
(1970-11-12) November 12, 1970
Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
Education Ohio State University (BA)
Capital University Law School (JD)

Sarah Daggett Morrison (born November 12, 1970) is the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation and is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Early life and education

Morrison was born on November 12, 1970, in Lufkin, Texas.[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts from the 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.[2]

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. She currently serves as the Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, where she oversees the investment of $25 billion and an agency staff of 1,800.[2]

Nomination to federal district court

On April 10, 2018, President 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.[3] 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.[4] Her nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On October 10, 2018 a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Lawyer Central profile
  2. 1 2 "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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Torry, Jack (April 10, 2018). "Trump nominates Ohio workers' comp administrator to federal court". The Columbus Dispatch.
  4. ↑ "Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", The White House, April 12, 2018
  5. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for October 10, 2018
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