James Skelly Wright (January 14 1911 – August 6 1988) was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and anti-segregationist. The J. Skelly Wright Professorship at Yale Law School currently held by Heather Gerken is named in his honor.
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birth date
1911-01-14
birth place
Louisiana, New Orleans
death date
1988-08-06
death place
Maryland, Westmoreland_Hills
office
Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
order in office
Chief Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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