J. Skelly Wright: Difference between revisions

Born on January 14, 1911, in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], Wright received a [[Bachelor of Philosophy]] in 1931 from [[Loyola University New Orleans]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] in 1934 from [[Loyola University New Orleans College of Law]]. He was a high school teacher in [[New Orleans]] from 1932 to 1936. He was a lecturer at Loyola University New Orleans from 1936 to 1937. He was an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1946. He was a [[United States Coast Guard]] [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]] from 1942 to 1945. He was in private practice in [[Washington, D.C.]], from 1946 to 1948.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|2661|nid=1390161|name=James Skelly Wright<!--(1911–1988)-->}}</ref> Wright was the [[United States Attorney]] for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1948 to 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao/lae/former_usa.html|title=United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Louisiana - USAO-EDLA - Department of Justice|website=www.justice.gov|date=18 November 2014}}</ref> He was faculty at the Loyola University of New Orleans College of Law from 1950 to 1962.<ref name="auto"/>