He was a lawyer in private practice and taught international law at the University of Toronto until he was appointed as a trial judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in 2012.
[2] He was a law clerk to Justice Bertha Wilson of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1984–85.
[3] Ed Morgan has been acclaimed as the president of Canadian Jewish Congress, CJC, in 2004.
In July 2008, he commented on a lawsuit wherein a Canadian firm had contracted to build apartments in Modi'in Illit was being accused of violating international law, which states that permanent settlements is not permitted in occupied territories.
[4][5] In December 2008, commenting on a suggested House of Commons committee review of the position of governor general, he noted that it would require amending Canada's Constitution.