Amos Morrill was a United States federal judge

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Born in Salisbury, Massachusetts

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, Morrill graduated from Bowdoin College

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 in 1834 and read law to enter the Bar in 1836. He was in private practice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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 from 1836 to 1839, in Clarksville, Texas

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 from 1839 to 1856, and in Austin, Texas

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 from 1856 to 1868. He was a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court

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 from 1868 to 1870, returningto private practice in Austin, Texas from 1870 to 1872.

On January 18, 1872, Morrill was nominated by President Ulysses Grant to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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 vacated by Joel C. C. Winch

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. Morrill was confirmed by the United States Senate

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 on February 5, 1872, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his retirement, on October 18, 1883.

After his retirement, Morill remained in private practice in Austin until he died there in 1884.

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