author
George A. (George Alexander) Morton
b. 1857
A co-author of a witty early 20th-century collection on the legal world, he helped turn courtroom stories and professional folklore into light, entertaining reading. His surviving record is sparse, which gives his work an extra air of curiosity for modern listeners.
1 Audiobook
Law and Laughter
by George A. (George Alexander) Morton, D. Macleod (Donald Macleod) Malloch
About the author
George A. Morton, identified in library and archive records as George Alexander Morton and born in 1857, is best known today for the 1914 book Law and Laughter, written with D. Macleod Malloch. The book gathers humorous anecdotes and observations about judges, lawyers, and courtroom life in Britain and America.
Beyond those cataloged details, I could not confirm much more about his personal life from reliable sources retrieved here. That means the safest picture is a modest one: a writer remembered mainly through a single surviving volume that preserves the jokes, habits, and personality of the legal profession in his era.
For listeners who enjoy literary curiosities, Morton stands out less as a famous public figure than as a sharp compiler of legal humor. His work offers a glimpse into how the bench and bar were viewed in the early 1900s, with plenty of dry wit along the way.