James Wright (Louisiana)
James Skelly Wright (1911-1988) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Early life and education
- Loyola University New Orleans, Ph.B., 1931
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, J.D., 1934[1]
Professional career
- High school teacher, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1932-1936
- Lecturer, Loyola University, 1936-1937
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1937-1942
- U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1945
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1945-1946
- Private practice, Washington, DC, 1946-1948
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1948-1949
- Faculty, Loyola University School of Law, 1950-1962[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Columbia Circuit
Wright was nominated to the District of Columbia Circuit by President John F. Kennedy on February 2, 1962, to a seat vacated by Elijah Prettyman; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 1962, and received commission on March 30, 1962. From 1978-1981, he served as the chief judge. he assumed senior status on June 1, 1986. He served until his death on August 6, 1988.[1]
Eastern District of Louisiana
Wright received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on December 21, 1949, to a seat vacated by Wayne Borah; nominated on January 5, 1950; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1950, and received his commission on March 8th. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until he was elevated to the District of Columbia Circuit on April 15, 1962.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Wright's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Wayne Borah |
Eastern District of Louisiana 1962–1986 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Frank Ellis
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Wendy Vitter • Greg Guidry • Jay Zainey • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Nannette Jolivette Brown • Susie Morgan • William J. Crain • Barry Ashe • Darrel Papillion • Brandon Long (Louisiana) | ||
| Senior judges |
Sarah Vance (Louisiana) • Eldon Fallon • Mary Ann Lemmon • Ivan Lemelle • Carl Barbier • Lance Africk • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Karen Wells Roby • Michael B. North • Janis van Meerveld • Donna Phillips Currault • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Thomas Porteous • John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Edward Henry Durell • Edward Coke Billings • Edith Clement • Alvin Rubin • Charles Parlange • Rufus Edward Foster • Eugene Davis Saunders • Helen Berrigan • Martin Feldman • Frederick Heebe • A.J. McNamara • Kurt Engelhardt • Charles Schwartz • Peter Beer • Marcel Livaudais • Charlton Reid Beattie • Wayne Borah • Louis Henry Burns • Robert Ainsworth • George Arceneaux • Edward Boyle • Adrian Caillouet • Patrick Carr (Louisiana) • Fred Cassibry • Herbert Christenberry • Robert Collins • James Comiskey • Adrian Duplantier • Frank Ellis • Jack M. Gordon • Okla Jones • Henry Mentz • Lansing Mitchell • Morey Sear • Elmer West • Roger West (Louisiana) • Veronica Wicker • James Wright (Louisiana) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Edith Clement • Helen Berrigan • Sarah Vance (Louisiana) • Frederick Heebe • A.J. McNamara • Herbert Christenberry • Morey Sear • Elmer West • Nannette Jolivette Brown • | ||
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
