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Dorothy Wright Nelson

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

Dorothy Wright Nelson , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Dorothy Wright Nelson (born Dorothy Jean Wright; September 30, 1928) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Education

  • University of California, Los AngelesA.B., 1950
  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D., 1953
  • University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.M., 1956

Career

Research associate fellow, University of Southern California Law School, 1953-1956; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1954-1957; Faculty, University of Southern California Law School, 1957-1980; instructor, 1957-1958; assistant professor, 1958-1961; associate professor, 1961-1967; associate dean, 1965-1967; interim dean, 1967-1969; professor, 1967-1980; dean, 1969-1980; Adjunct professor of law, University of Southern California Law School, 1980-

Biography

Dorothy Wright Nelson (born Dorothy Jean Wright; September 30, 1928) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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