Morrison England
2019 - Present
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Morrison C. England, Jr. is a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). He assumed senior status on December 17, 2019.
England served as chief judge from 2012 to 2016.[1][2]
Education
England graduated from the University of the Pacific with his bachelor's degree in 1977 and later graduated from the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law with his J.D. degree in 1983.[2]
Military service
England served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1988 to 2002.[2][3]
Professional career
England started his legal career as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of California from 1983 to 1996. In 2002, England joined the Superior Court of Sacramento County. He served in this capacity until joining the federal court in 2002.[2]
Judicial career
Eastern District of California
England was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on March 21, 2002, to a seat vacated by Judge Lawrence Karlton as Karlton assumed senior status. England was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 1, 2002, on a majority voice vote and received commission on August 2, 2002. He assumed senior status on December 17, 2019.[4][2]
Noteworthy cases
Credit card surcharge case (2015)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Italian Colors Restaurant v. Harris, 2:14-cv-00604-MCE-DAD)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Italian Colors Restaurant v. Harris, 2:14-cv-00604-MCE-DAD)
Morrison England was the presiding judge in the case of Italian Colors Restaurant v. Harris. The case revolved around a law that barred the use of surcharges to make up for credit card swipe fees. Judge Morrison found the law to be unconstitutional because it restricted how business owners could communicate to their clients about the difference in price between using cash or a credit card.[5]
Greyhound bus case (2009)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Soto v. TU PHUOC NGUYEN, No. 2:06-cv-01612-MCE-DAD)
- See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Soto v. TU PHUOC NGUYEN, No. 2:06-cv-01612-MCE-DAD)
Judge England ruled that Greyhound must face trial in a lawsuit for a July 1, 2005, accident that seriously injured passengers on Interstate 5.[6]
Passengers who filed the lawsuit claimed that their injuries could have been prevented if Greyhound equipped its buses with seat belts.[6] Greyhound asked Judge England to dismiss the cases claiming that federal laws preempted Greyhound from equipping their bus lines with seat belts. Attorneys for Greyhound believe since the federal government does not require seat belts on buses that any action based in a state-level court on the failure to install seat belts was preempted by the federal government's inaction.[6]
England rejected Greyhound's arguments and ordered the lawsuits to a jury trial. Judge England found that "the absence of federal seat belt requirements for passengers is more descriptive of a minimum protection mandated by federal law, rather than a clear indication that such passive restraints should not be required." Judge England also wrote: "Government's failure to require seat belts on buses does not prevent injured bus passengers from pursuing claims based on the failure to install seat belts."[6]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Judicial Branch, "Third Branch News," February 12, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Judge England's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, "U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr.," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ THOMAS, "Judge England's Nomination"
- ↑ Courthouse News, "Bar on Swipe Fee is Unconstitutional," March 27, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Appeal Democrat, "Judge rebuffs Greyhound in Colusa cases," July 5, 2009
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