Wright, J. Skelly

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Dates:
Birth 1911-01-14
Death 1988-08-06

Biographical notes:

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)

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  • Watergate Affair, 1972-1974

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  • Louisiana (as recorded)
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  • Louisiana (as recorded)

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