Nina Morrison (lawyer)

Nina Morrison
Nina Morrison
Personal details
Born	Nina Rauh Morrison; 1970 (age 51–52); New York City, New York, U.S.
Parent(s)	Alan Morrison (father)
Education	Yale University (BA); New York University (JD)

Nina Rauh Morrison (born 1970)^[1] is an American lawyer who is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. As part of her work for the Innocence Project, she has been lead or co-counsel in cases that have freed more than 30 innocent people from prison and death row.

Education[]

Morrison was born in 1970 in New York City.^[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1998.^[3]

Career[]

Morrison began her legal career as a law clerk for Judge Pierre Leval of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 1992 to 1995, Morrison was an investigator with the California Appellate Project, which represents California's death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings.^[4]^[5]

She was then an associate at Emery, Cuti, Brinckerhoff & Abady from 1999 to 2001 focusing on civil rights litigation. She joined the Innocence Project in 2002 and has since worked as executive director and senior litigation counsel.^[3] As an attorney at the Innocence Project, Morrison has been lead or co-counsel in cases that have freed more than 30 innocent people from prison and death row.^[6] From 2002 to 2016, she was an adjunct professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University.^[2]

Nomination to district court[]

On December 15, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Morrison to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. President Biden nominated Morrison to the seat vacated by Judge Dora Irizarry, who took senior status on January 26, 2020.^[7] On February 16, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.^[8] During her hearing, Morrison was questioned by several Republican senators over her understanding of criminal statutes, her service to district attorney Larry Krasner and the crime stance of prosecutors.^[9]^[10]^[11] On March 10, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote. Her nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.

Personal life[]

Morrison's father, Alan Morrison, is a lawyer and academic who was the dean of the George Washington University Law School.^[12]

References[]

^ Voruganti, Harsh (January 20, 2022). "Nina Morrison – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York". The Vetting Room. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ https://www.fortheppl.org/nina-morrison
^ "Nina Morrison".
^ "Chuck Schumer Recommends 3 Progressive Women For Federal Judgeships". HuffPost. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 16, 2022.
^ Brantley, Max (February 16, 2022). "Tom Cotton showing his rear again. Again against a female Biden nominee". Arkansas Times. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ Raymond, Nate (February 16, 2022). "Innocence Project lawyer, nominated to be judge, faces GOP attacks". Reuters. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-crime-biden-judge-nina-morrison_n_620d3e4ae4b012513085db5a
^ "Nina Morrison and Carina Biggs". The New York Times. 2011-07-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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[1] Voruganti, Harsh (January 20, 2022). "Nina Morrison – Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York". The Vetting Room. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

[Questionnaire-2] "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[WHBio-3] "President Biden Names Eleventh Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] ttps://www.fortheppl.org/nina-morrison

[5] "Nina Morrison".

[6] "Chuck Schumer Recommends 3 Progressive Women For Federal Judgeships". HuffPost. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

[December15-7] "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[8] "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. February 16, 2022.

[9] Brantley, Max (February 16, 2022). "Tom Cotton showing his rear again. Again against a female Biden nominee". Arkansas Times. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[10] Raymond, Nate (February 16, 2022). "Innocence Project lawyer, nominated to be judge, faces GOP attacks". Reuters. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[11] ttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-crime-biden-judge-nina-morrison_n_620d3e4ae4b012513085db5a

[12] "Nina Morrison and Carina Biggs". The New York Times. 2011-07-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-03.

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