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Kathleen A. Chapman

            

Evan J. Bergeron

            

Alysse Arceneaux

            

Skelly Wright - Judge on the District Court for Eastern Louisiana

In 1949, Elmo Pearce Lee passed away while on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. District Court Judge Wayne G. Borah was then appointed to the 5th circuit opening a District Court position in the Eastern District of Louisiana. President Truman appointed J. Skelly Wright to fill the position on October 21, 1949.

Law Orientation

Skelly Wright - DC Circuit

Early Years & Time at Loyola

Military Service, Private Practice, & U.S. Attorney's Office

J. Skelly Wright: Military Service, Private Practice, & U.S. Attorney's Office

Skelly Wright Coast Guard Swearing In
Times-Picayune, January 20, 1942

Soon after the United State's entry into World War II James Skelly Wright enlisted in the Coast Guard. 

Skelly Wright - Early Life and Loyola Years

 

J. Skelly Wright

Family Preservation Court

Professor Ramona Fernandez has agreed to join the Family Preservation Court team, a new initiative administered by the Louisiana Supreme Court Drug and Specialty Court Program. It aims to assist families struggling with addiction. Team members will provide legal, medical, and social services to families who volunteer to seek treatment for addiction and follow a plan prescribed by the program.