Ms. Morris grew up in Southeast Michigan. She first attended Oakland University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving Philosophy Departmental Honors.

Ms. Morris then attended Wayne State University School of Law on a Full-Merit Scholarship.

During her legal studies, Ms. Morris served as a student attorney for Wayne State’s Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic. She was also a recipient of the David Adamany Constitutional Law Scholar Award and a member of the Women’s Law Caucus.