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|name=Jean-Paul Jude "J. P." Morrell
|name=Jean-Paul Jude "J. P." Morrell
|image=Jean-Paul Morrell.jpg
|image=Jean-Paul Morrell.jpg
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 3 (Orleans Parish)]]
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 3 (Orleans Parish)
|term_start=2009
|term_start=2009
|term_end=
|term_end=2020
|preceded=Derrick Shepherd
|preceded=Derrick Shepherd
|succeeded=Incumbent
|succeeded=
|office2=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 97 (Orleans Parish)
|office2=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 97 (Orleans Parish)
|term_start2=2006
|term_start2=2006
|children=Jude and Fiona Morrell
|children=Jude and Fiona Morrell
|parents=Arthur Morrell<br>Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
|parents=Arthur Morrell<br>Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|alma_mater=Spring Hill College<br>
|alma_mater=Spring Hill College<br>
[[Tulane University]] School of Law}}
[[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}}</ref> 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.
'''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}}</ref> is an [[African-American]] [[attorney]] and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] in his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. On November 13, 2021, Morrell was elected as one of the two at-large members of the New Orleans City Council. He is a former member of both house of the state legislature, most recently in District 3 for Orleans Parish.
==Background==
==Background==
Morrell 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|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 Morrell]]. 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.
He graduated from Spring Hill College in [[Mobile, Alabama|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 Morrell]]. 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.