"I rise today to

recognize a man whose record of community service to the

state of Georgia is paralleled only by that of his

contributions to the American judicial system,"

Collins said during consideration of the designation.

Judge Lewis Render Morgan

was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for

the 11th Circuit until his retirement in 1996. During his

career, he maintained his office and chambers in the

Federal Building and Courthouse in Newnan.

"Largely because of

his efforts," Collins said, "this facility was

constructed in 1968 and stands as a symbol of his

integrity and commitment to American law."

Morgan was born in

LaGrange, Ga., July 14, 1913. He received his primary

education in the LaGrange public school system before

heading off to the hills of Ann Arbor to begin a pre-law

program at the University of Michigan. Those studies

culminated with a law degree from the University of

Georgia in 1935.

Following his graduation,

Morgan began a career of public contribution to the

state, which included service as:

- Member of the

Georgia General Assembly, representing Troup County.

- Administrative

assistant to A. Sidney Camp, member of Congress.

- Member of the Signal

Corps of the United States Army, World War II.

- City attorney for

the city of LaGrange.

- County attorney for

Troup County.

Morgan was appointed as a

United States District Court judge for the Northern

District of Georgia Aug. 10, 1961.

Four years later, he served

as chief judge for the Northern District, a position

which he held until 1968, when he was appointed as a

judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th

Circuit.

Finally, Oct. 1, 1981,

Morgan was appointed to the 11th Circuit Court of

Appeals.

During that tenure, he

served the federal judiciary in many ways, including

being a member of the Judicial Conference of the United

States' Committee on the Budget from 1969-1979, serving

as a judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals

from 1979-1987, and as a member of the Special Division

of the District of Columbia's Court of Appeals for

Appointing an Independent Counsel from 1978-1988.

Morgan is married to the

former Sue Lorraine Phillips and has two children, Parks

Healy and Sue Ann Morgan Everett. He is a member of the

American Bar Association, the American Law Institute, the

American Judicial Society, the Georgia Bar Association,

the Troup County Bar Association and the Coweta Judicial

Circuit Bar Association.

"In recognition of his

service, and for the high esteem in which he is held by

the members of his community, it is very fitting that the

site of his office and chambers bears his name,"

said Collins.

Others who helped in the

effort, Collins said, include:

U. S. Rep. Bob Barr, who

has supported this endeavor from the start; majority

leader Dick Armey for his leadership and assistance in

expediting the designation; Howard "Bo"

Callaway, former congressman and secretary of the Army;

L. Keith Brady, mayor of Newnan; Walter Jeff Lukken,

mayor of LaGrange; the Newnan-Coweta Bar Association; the

Coweta County Board of Commissioners; United States

District Court judges Jack T. Camp and W. Homer Drake

Jr.; United States District Court Chief Judge G. Ernest

Tidwell.

"Generations to come

will now have a lasting reminder of what Judge Morgan has

meant, and continues to mean, to the city of

Newnan," Collins said.��

<!--

-----------