Morton of Clinton serves as Court of Appeals intern

By Sherry Lucas

Mississippi Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Virginia Carlton (left) administers the oath to serve as a court intern to law student Bailey Morton of Clinton.

Law student Bailey Morton of Clinton recently took the oath to serve as a summer intern with Mississippi Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Virginia Carlton.

Morton spent the summer conducting legal research for the Court of Appeals while learning more about the work of the appellate courts.

Judge Carlton, who supervises student interns throughout the year, said that she is delighted to provide learning opportunities for law students while they gain first-hand experience in a wide range of civil litigation and criminal appeals that come before the Court.

Morton recently finished his first year of law school at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. He earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the University of Mississippi before moving to Egypt, where he received a master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the American University in Cairo.

After earning his master’s degree, Morton worked for Freedom House, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded eighty-five years ago to work toward a world where all are free. He worked on a U.S. State Department grant that allocated more than $1 million of emergency assistance to individuals who were arrested or attacked due to their religious beliefs in Africa and the Middle East.

Morton is a graduate of Clinton High School and an Eagle Scout. He is the son of attorney Ronald Morton and Cindy Morton of Clinton. His twin brother, attorney Addison Morton, works with their father at Morton Law Firm in Clinton.