Carolyn Wright
| Carolyn Wright | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Chief Justice |
| Position: | Chief Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. George Bush |
| Active: | 1995-2018 |
| Chief: | 2009-present |
| Past post: | District 256 Court Judge |
| Past term: | 1986-1995 |
| Personal History | |
| Home State: | Houston, Texas |
| Party: | Republican |
| Bachelors: | Strayer College |
| Law School: | Howard University School of Law |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | 5th District Court of Appeals |
| State: | Texas |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Primary date: | May 29, 2012 |
| Primary vote: | 100% |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 100% |
Carolyn Wright is the chief justice of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. She was appointed to the court by Governor Bush in 1995[1][2] and was retained by voters on November 5, 1996. [3] She was re-elected on November 6, 2012 for a term that expires on December 31, 2018.[4][5]
Wright was appointed as Chief Justice of the court by Republican Governor Rick Perry effective October 31, 2009. She is the first black judge to serve as chief of any of the intermediate appellate courts in Texas. [6]
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] [7]
Legal career
After law school, Justice 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]
2012 election
Wright ran unopposed for re-election to the court on November 6, 2012 and was re-elected with 100% of the vote.[8][9]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
- Official website of the 5th District Court of Appeals
- Carolyn Wright for Chief Justice campaign site
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: Judges' terms
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtsv - ↑ Dallas Morning News "Successor will become first black chief justice", October 25, 2009
- ↑ Biography from CarolynWright.com
- ↑ Texas Republican Party, 2012 Candidate Filing
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: 2012 General Election Summary Select "2012 General Election"
