Joseph D. Morrissey is an American politician and former lawyer

Lawyer

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. A Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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, he served as Commonwealth's Attorney

Commonwealth's Attorney

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 of Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

 1989–93 and was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia House of Delegates

The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...

 in November 2007. He the 74th district, made up of Charles City County

Charles City County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,926 people, 2,670 households, and 1,975 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile . There were 2,895 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...

 and parts of Henrico

Henrico County, Virginia

Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 and Prince George

Prince George County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,047 people, 10,159 households, and 8,096 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 10,726 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

 Counties and the cities of Hopewell

Hopewell, Virginia

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 and Richmond. On December 21, 2001, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Joseph D. Morrissey was disbarred and on April 25, 2003, his license was revoked by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board.

Ancestry

Joe Morrissey is a descendant of John Morrissey

John Morrissey

John Morrissey , also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish bare-knuckle boxer and a gang member in New York in the 1850s and later became a Democratic State Senator and U.S. Congressman from New York, backed by Tammany Hall...

, a 19th century U.S. Congressman and one-time bare-knuckle boxer.

External links

• Project Vote Smart - Representative Joseph D. Morrissey (VA) profile
• Washington Post - Joseph D. Morrissey local election 2008 profile