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James Skelly Wright
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1950–1962
James Skelly Wright , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. James Skelly Wright (January 14, 1911 – August 6, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Education
- Loyola University New OrleansPh.B., 1931
- Loyola University New Orleans School of LawJ.D., 1934
Career
High school teacher, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1932-1936; Lecturer, Loyola University New Orleans, 1936-1937; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1937-1942, 1945-1946; U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant commander, 1942-1945; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1948; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1948-1949; Faculty, Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, 1950-1962; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1978-1980
Biography
James Skelly Wright (January 14, 1911 – August 6, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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