Wright, J. Skelly

Federal judge and professor of law. Full name: James Skelly Wright. Born 1911; died 1988.

From the description of J. Skelly Wright papers, 1933-1987 (bulk 1948-1986). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74985584

Federal judge and law professor; full name: James Skelly Wright; b. 1911; d. 1988.

From the description of Papers, 1933-1987 (bulk 1948-1986). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605164

Biographical Note

• 1911, Jan. 14: Born, New Orleans, La.
• 1931: Ph.B., Loyola University, New Orleans, La.
• 1934: LL.B., Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, La.
• 1936 - 1937 : Lecturer, English history, Loyola University, New Orleans, La.
• 1937 - 1942 : Assistant United States attorney, New Orleans, La.
• 1945: Married Helen Mitchell Patton
• 1945 - 1946 : Assistant United States attorney, New Orleans, La.
• 1948 - 1949 : United States attorney, Eastern District, Louisiana
• 1949 - 1962 : Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana
• 1950 - 1962 : Faculty, Loyola University School of Law, New Orleans, La.
• 1961: LL.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1962 - 1987 : Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; chief judge, 1978-1981
• 1981 - 1987 : Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of the United States; chief judge, 1982-1987
• 1988, Aug. 6: Died, Bethesda, Md.

From the guide to the J. Skelly Wright Papers, 1933-1987, (bulk 1948-1986), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)