Ellen Morphonios

Female, Deceased Person

1929 – 2002

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Who was Ellen Morphonios?

Judge Ellen James Morphonios was a Dade County, Florida Circuit Judge, best-remembered for having prosecuted rock star Jim Morrison for allegedly exposing himself. She was nicknamed "Maximum Morphonios" for the long sentences she routinely handed down.

A native of Hyde County, North Carolina, Morphonios was a former model and beauty queen who passed a Florida exam that allowed her to enter law school without an undergraduate degree. She was also a member of Mensa.

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Born
Sep 30, 1929
Died
Dec 22, 2002

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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