▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Mor r ison ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁in ▁L uf kin , ▁Texas . ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁from ▁the ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁her ▁Jur is ▁Doctor , ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁from ▁the ▁Capital ▁University ▁Law ▁School , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Cur ia ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Capital ▁University ▁Law ▁Review . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁Mor r ison ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Judge ▁John ▁David ▁Hol sch uh ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Ohio . ▁Before ▁entering ▁state ▁service , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁office ▁of ▁T aft ▁St ett ini us ▁& ▁H oll ister , ▁where ▁she ▁pract iced ▁complex ▁civil ▁and ▁commercial ▁lit ig ation . ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁appointment ▁as ▁Administr ator , ▁she ▁served ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁General ▁Coun sel ▁and ▁Chief ▁Eth ics ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Work ers ' ▁Comp ens ation . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 9 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Administr ator ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Work ers ' ▁Comp ens ation , ▁where ▁she ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁invest ment ▁of ▁$ 2 5 ▁billion ▁and ▁an ▁ag ency ▁staff