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| office = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas]]
| term_start = February 5, 1872
| term_end = October 18, 1883
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| predecessor = [[Joel C. C. Winch]]
| successor = [[Chauncey Brewer Sabin]]
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'''Amos Morrill''' (August 25, 1809 – March 5, 1884) was a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas]].

==Education and career==

Born in [[Salisbury, Massachusetts]], Morrill graduated from [[Bowdoin College]] in 1834 and [[read law]] to enter the bar in 1836. He was in private practice in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] from 1836 to 1839, in [[Clarksville, Texas]] from 1839 to 1856, and in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], Texas from 1856 to 1868.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|1689|nid=1385361|name=Amos Morrill}}</ref> On June 9, 1847, Amos Morrill purchased the property [[The Grove (Jefferson, Texas)|The Grove]] in [[Jefferson, Texas|Jefferson]], Texas and built a log cabin there, which he used during his time in Jefferson.<ref name="auto1">"Chain of Title: Lots 7,8,9, Block D, Alley Addition, Jefferson, Texas" Prepared by Sandra E. Mayton, Abstractor/Examiner, Port Jefferson Abstract and Title Company. Jefferson, Texas. February 2002.</ref> Morrill sold the property to Caleb Ragin and his wife Sarah on March 20, 1855.<ref name="auto1"/> He was a justice of the [[Texas Supreme Court]] from 1868 to 1870, returning to private practice in Austin from 1870 to 1872.<ref name="auto"/>

==Federal judicial service==

On January 18, 1872, Morrill was nominated by President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas]] vacated by Judge [[Joel C. C. Winch]]. Morrill was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on February 5, 1872, and received his commission the same day. He served in that capacity until his retirement, on October 18, 1883.<ref name="auto"/>

==Later career and death==

After his retirement, Morill remained in private practice in Austin until he died there on March 5, 1884.<ref name="auto"/>

==Sources==
* {{FJC Bio|1689|nid=1385361|name=Amos Morrill}}

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