Scott Olin Wright

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; January 15, 1923; Haigler, Nebraska
Died	July 11, 2016 (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]

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]

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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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