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| Myron Bright | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Station: | Fargo, ND |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Active: | 6/7/1968-6/1/1985 |
| Senior: | 6/1/1985-present |
| Preceded by: | Charles Vogel |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1919 |
| Home State: | Minnesota |
| Bachelors: | U. of Minnesota '41 |
| Law School: | U. of Minnesota '47 |
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Myron H. Bright (b. 1919) is a federal judge with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Bright is a judge serving on senior status. Judge Bright's duty station is bases in Fargo, ND.
Early life and education
A native of Minnesota, Bright graduated from the University of Minnesota with his Bachelor's Degree in 1941 and his Law Degree in 1947. Bright also graduated from Eveleth Junior College with his associates degree in 1939. He also served as a U.S. Air Force Captain from 1942-1946. [1]
Professional career
Bright served as a private practice licensed in the State of North Dakota from 1947 to 1968. [1]
Judicial career
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat vacated by Charles Vogel. Bright was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 6, 1968 on a senate vote and received commission on June 7, 1968. Bright assumed senior status on June 1, 1985. [1]
Awards and associations
- 2012: Robert Feder Humanitarian of the Year award[2]
See also
External links
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Joseph Vogel |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1968–present |
Succeeded by: Frank Magill |
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
