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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Jean-Paul Jude "J. P." Morrell
|image=Jean-Paul Morrell of LA.jpg
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 3 (Orleans Parish)]]
|term_start=2009
|term_end=
|preceded=Derrick Shepherd
|succeeded=Incumbent
|office2=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 97 (Orleans Parish)
|term_start2=2006
|term_end2=2008
|preceded2=[[Arthur Morrell]]
|succeeded2=Jared Brossett
|birth_date=September 2, 1978
|birth_place=[[New Orleans]], Louisiana, USA
|residence=New Orleans, Louisiana
|spouse=Catherine Morrell
|children=Jude and Fiona Morrell
|parents=Arthur Morrell<br>Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
|occupation=[[Attorneys]]
|alma_mater=Spring Hill College<br>
[[Tulane University]] School of Law}}
'''Jean-Paul Jude Morrell''', also known as '''J. P. Morrell''' (born September 2, 1978),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jeanpaul-morrell/jeanpaul-morrell?valid=true&|title=Jean Morrell|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 10, 2020}} is an [[African-American]] [[attorney]] from his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for District 3 in Orleans Parish.
==Background==
JP was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He said that he is committed to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top priorities has been the battle against sexual assault, and he has developed an entire package of legislation to address that issue. He left the Senate Natural Resources Committee to fill a vacancy on the Senate Education Committee.
He graduated from Spring Hill College in [[Mobile]], Alabama, and the [[Tulane University]] Law School. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father, [[Arthur Morrel]]. During this time, he also worked as a member of the Orleans Parish Office of Indigent Public Defender Program (OIDP), serving as the Public Defender for Magistrate Court until his election to the Louisiana State Legislature. Today he is of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.
==Political life==
Morrell's District 3 spans parts of St. Bernard, Orleans, and Jefferson parishes.<ref>{{cite web|title=J.P. Morrell|url=http://jpmorrell.com/about/jp-morrell/|website=jpmorrell.com|accessdate-January 8, 2016}}</ref>
Senate President [[John Alario]] in 2016 appointed Morrell chairman of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2016/01/12/senate-labor-chair-wont-support-minimum-wage-increase/78686902/|title=Senate Labor chair won't support minimum wage increase|date=January 13, 2016|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=January 16, 2016}}</ref>
He serves on these committees:
* Chairman, Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
* Senate Education
* Senate & Governmental Affairs
* Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrell, Jean-Paul}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:African-Americans]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
|name=Jean-Paul Jude "J. P." Morrell
|image=Jean-Paul Morrell of LA.jpg
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 3 (Orleans Parish)]]
|term_start=2009
|term_end=
|preceded=Derrick Shepherd
|succeeded=Incumbent
|office2=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 97 (Orleans Parish)
|term_start2=2006
|term_end2=2008
|preceded2=[[Arthur Morrell]]
|succeeded2=Jared Brossett
|birth_date=September 2, 1978
|birth_place=[[New Orleans]], Louisiana, USA
|residence=New Orleans, Louisiana
|spouse=Catherine Morrell
|children=Jude and Fiona Morrell
|parents=Arthur Morrell<br>Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
|occupation=[[Attorneys]]
|alma_mater=Spring Hill College<br>
[[Tulane University]] School of Law}}
'''Jean-Paul Jude Morrell''', also known as '''J. P. Morrell''' (born September 2, 1978),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jeanpaul-morrell/jeanpaul-morrell?valid=true&|title=Jean Morrell|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 10, 2020}} is an [[African-American]] [[attorney]] from his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for District 3 in Orleans Parish.
==Background==
JP was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He said that he is committed to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top priorities has been the battle against sexual assault, and he has developed an entire package of legislation to address that issue. He left the Senate Natural Resources Committee to fill a vacancy on the Senate Education Committee.
He graduated from Spring Hill College in [[Mobile]], Alabama, and the [[Tulane University]] Law School. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father, [[Arthur Morrel]]. During this time, he also worked as a member of the Orleans Parish Office of Indigent Public Defender Program (OIDP), serving as the Public Defender for Magistrate Court until his election to the Louisiana State Legislature. Today he is of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.
==Political life==
Morrell's District 3 spans parts of St. Bernard, Orleans, and Jefferson parishes.<ref>{{cite web|title=J.P. Morrell|url=http://jpmorrell.com/about/jp-morrell/|website=jpmorrell.com|accessdate-January 8, 2016}}</ref>
Senate President [[John Alario]] in 2016 appointed Morrell chairman of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2016/01/12/senate-labor-chair-wont-support-minimum-wage-increase/78686902/|title=Senate Labor chair won't support minimum wage increase|date=January 13, 2016|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=January 16, 2016}}</ref>
He serves on these committees:
* Chairman, Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
* Senate Education
* Senate & Governmental Affairs
* Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrell, Jean-Paul}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:African-Americans]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Democrats]]