Don Wright (other)
Donald Wright (1907–1985) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California, 1970–1977. Donald or Don Wright may also refer to: * Donald O. Wright (1892–1985), Minnesota Lieutenant Governor, 1953–1955 * Donald Wright (schoolmaster) (1923–2012), English schoolmaster * Don Wright (athlete) (born 1959), Australian Olympic high hurdler * Don Wright (cartoonist) (born 1934), American editorial cartoonist * Don Wright (composer) (1908–2006), Canadian composer and musician * Don Wright (politician) (1929–2014), American politician and perennial candidate * Don J. Wright, American physician, government official and diplomat {{hndis, Wright, Donald ...
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Donald Wright
Donald Richard Wright (February 2, 1907 – March 21, 1985) was the 24th Chief Justice of California. Biography Born in Placentia, California, Wright earned his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1929 and his Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1932. Admitted to the California State Bar in 1933, he worked in private practice at the law firm of Barrick, Poole & Knox in Pasadena, California until 1953, except for 1942–1946 when he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1953, Governor Earl Warren appointed Wright to the Los Angeles Municipal Court, where he served until 1961 when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. In June 1968, Sirhan B. Sirhan appeared in court for arraignment on the charge of first-degree murder of Robert F. Kennedy, and Wright as presiding judge assigned a public defender to the case. In 1968, Wright left the Superior Court when Governor Ronald Reagan appointed him as an ...
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