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==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 won a [[special election]] to fill the House seat vacated by [[Arthur Morrell]], his father, whom became the Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk. Morrell at the time stressed his commitmwent to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top legislative priorities was 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 was term-limited in the state Senate in 2019 and succeeded by another [[liberal]] Democrat, Joseph Bouie, Jr.
Morrell was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He won a [[special election]] to fill the House seat vacated by his father, [[Arthur Morrell]], who was elected as the Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk, a post he still holds. Morrell at the time stressed his commitment to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top legislative priorities was 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 was term-limited in the state Senate in 2019 and succeeded by another [[liberal]] Democrat, Joseph Bouie, Jr.
He graduated from the private Spring Hill College in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]], and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in New Orleans. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father. 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 as state representative. He has since been of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.
He graduated from the private Spring Hill College in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]], and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in New Orleans. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father. 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 as state representative. He has since been of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.