Donald R. Wright

Donald R. Wright, Associate Justice, Division 2 (December 23, 1968 - April 29, 1970)

Born: February 2, 1907 in Placentia, California
Died: March 21, 1985 in Pasadena, California

EDUCATION
LL.D. (honorary), University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California, 1971
LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1932
B.A., Stanford University, 1929
State Bar Admission: June 9, 1933

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Justice, California Supreme Court (May 1, 1970 - February 1, 1977; appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan)
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 2 (December 23, 1968 - April 29, 1970; appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan)
Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court (January 2, 1961 - December 23, 1968; by election)
Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, Pasadena District (1953 - 1961; appointed by Governor Earl Warren)

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Barrick, Poole & Knox, Pasadena, California (1933 - 1953)
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Air Force, World War II (