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Obituaries

May 9, 2012

Retired appellate Justice Margaret J. Morris dies at 89

Margaret Morris played historic role as first woman to serve on the 4th District Court of Appeal.

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By Pat Alston

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Margaret J. Morris, who was known perhaps as much for her impeccable style and class as her historic career on the 4th District Court of Appeal, has died after a battle with cancer.

Morris, the first woman to serve as an associate justice on the 4th District and who later served as presiding justice of Division 2 in San Bernardino, died April 16 at Royal Oa...

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