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Carolyn Wright
Carolyn Wright was a justice on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals from 1995 to 2018. She was appointed to the court by Governor George W. Bush (R) in 1995 and was retained by voters on November 5, 1996.[1][2][3] She did not seek re-election in 2018.
Wright was appointed chief justice of the court by Republican Governor Rick Perry effective October 31, 2009. She served in this position until 2018. She was the first black judge to serve as chief of any of the intermediate appellate courts in Texas.[4]
Education
Justice Wright graduated from the paralegal program at Strayer College. After this, she worked for Citizens Crusade Against Poverty, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Youth Advocacy before receiving her J.D. degree from Howard University School of Law in 1978.[1][5]
Career
After law school, Wright began her legal career as a private practice lawyer in Dallas. Five years later, she was appointed as Master in Family District Court. She was then elected to the 256th District Court in 1986, where she served until her appointment to the Court of Appeals in 1995.[1]
Elections
2018
Carolyn Wright did not file to run for re-election.
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Wright ran unopposed for re-election to the court on November 6, 2012, and was re-elected with 100 percent of the vote.[6][7]
See also
External links
- Official website of the 5th District Court of Appeals
- Carolyn Wright for Chief Justice campaign site
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dallas Bar Association: Justice Wright
- ↑ Timeline of Women in Texas History
- ↑ Texas election results see 1996 General Election results
- ↑ Dallas Morning News "Successor will become first black chief justice," October 25, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ Biography from CarolynWright.com
- ↑ Texas Republican Party, 2012 Candidate Filing
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
