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Susan Webber Wright

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Susan Webber Wright serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed Jan 23, 1990. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
George H.W. Bush
Confirmed
Jan 23, 1990
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1948

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of ArkansasGeorge H.W. Bush · Jan 23, 1990 – Dec 1, 1990
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of ArkansasGeorge H.W. Bush · Jan 23, 1990

Education

  • Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College)B.A., 1970
  • University of ArkansasM.P.A., 1973
  • University of Arkansas School of LawJ.D., 1975

Career

Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1975-1976; Faculty, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1976-1990; assistant professor and assistant dean, 1976-1978; associate professor, 1980-1983; professor, 1983-1990; Research assistant, Arkansas constitutional convention, 1979; Visiting assistant professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, 1980; Visiting associate professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1981; Visiting associate professor, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1982-1983

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