Leland Clure Morton

Leland Clure Morton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
July 31, 1984 – April 11, 1998
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
1977–1984
Preceded byFrank Gray Jr.
Succeeded byThomas A. Wiseman Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
October 14, 1970 – July 31, 1984
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byWilliam Ernest Miller
Succeeded byThomas Aquinas Higgins
Personal details
Born(1916-02-20)February 20, 1916
Knoxville, Tennessee
DiedApril 11, 1998(1998-04-11) (aged 82)
Knoxville, Tennessee
EducationUniversity of Tennessee (B.A.)
University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D.)

Leland Clure Morton (February 20, 1916 – April 11, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.