Scott Olin Wright

Scott Olin Wright
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
October 5, 1991 – July 11, 2016
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
1985–1990
Preceded by Russell Gentry Clark
Succeeded by Howard F. Sachs
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office
September 26, 1979 – October 5, 1991
Appointed by Jimmy Carter
Preceded by Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by Gary A. Fenner
Personal details
Born Scott Olin Wright
(1923-01-15)January 15, 1923
Haigler, Nebraska
Died July 11, 2016(2016-07-11) (aged 93)
Kansas City, Missouri
Education University of Missouri School of Law (LL.B.)

Scott Olin Wright (January 15, 1923 – July 11, 2016) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Education and career

Wright was born in Haigler, Nebraska. During World War II, he was a cadet in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1943, and then a United States Marine Corps Captain and Aviator from 1943 to 1946. Following the war, Wright received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri in 1950. He was in private practice in Columbia from 1950 to 1954, and was a city attorney for Columbia from 1951 to 1953. From 1954 to 1958, he was a prosecutor for Boone County, Missouri, then returned to private practice in Columbia until 1979.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 24, 1979, Wright was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission the following day.[1] He served as Chief Judge of the district from 1985 to 1990, and assumed senior status on October 5, 1991, serving in that status until his death on July 11, 2016, in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Scott Olin Wright at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ "U.S. District Judge Scott O. Wright, known as an unconventional jurist, dies at 93".

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
1979–1991		 Succeeded by
Gary A. Fenner
Preceded by
Russell Gentry Clark		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
1985–1990		 Succeeded by
Howard F. Sachs


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