James Skelly Wright
1911–1988 · New Orleans, LA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Judge | Harry S Truman (Democratic) | Mar 9, 1950 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Apr 16, 1962 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Judge | John F. Kennedy (Democratic) | Mar 30, 1962 | Death, Aug 6, 1988 |
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans, Ph.B., 1931
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, J.D., 1934
Professional Career
High school teacher, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1932-1936; Lecturer, Loyola University New Orleans, 1936-1937; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1937-1942, 1945-1946; U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant commander, 1942-1945; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1948; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1948-1949; Faculty, Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, 1950-1962; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1978-1980
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1981-1987; chief judge, 1982-1987
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 1,817 opinions from 1950 to 2009
- Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Commerce 2009
- Arc Electrical Constr. Co. v. Commissioner 1988
- Association of Maximum Service Telecasters v. Federal Communications Commission 1988
- Donna L. Nichols v. Board of Trustees of the Asbestos Workers Local 24 Pension Plan 1987
- Cynthia King v. United States Department of Justice 1987
- City of Tucson, Arizona v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1987
- Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1987
- Mary Bartlett, on Behalf of Josephine Neuman v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 1987
- Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Brock 1987
- United States v. Randolph Williams 1987
- Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D. v. Department of Health & Human Services 1987
- Mississippi Industries v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1987
- Union Oil Company of California and Beacon Oil Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lee M. Thomas, Administrator 1987
- Water Transport Ass'n v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1987
- Josiah Haynesworth and Fred Hancock v. Frank P. Miller, Chief, Law Enforcement Section, Office of the Corporation Counsel, (Two Cases) 1987
- Mimi Cutler, Stephen D. Annand and National Council of Senior Citizens v. Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. 1987
- Gaf Corporation v. United States of America. Keene Corporation v. United States of America. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. United States 1987
- Valere Poulin v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services 1987
- General Chemical Corp. v. United States 1987
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Brock 1987
- Investment Co. Institute v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. 1987
- American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio, Local 2303 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1987
- Tavoulareas v. Piro 1987
- Alan M. Grochal, Trustee for Instantwhip-Washington, D.C. v. Aeration Processes, Inc., D/B/A Instantwhip Foods, Inc. 1987
- Pierre Boulez v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1987
- Ronald L. Hall and Laura Hall v. C & P Telephone Company 1987
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1987
- Joseph C. Spagnola, Jr. v. William Mathis, (Two Cases) Joseph C. Spagnola, Jr. v. William Mathis 1987
- Mississippi Industries v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1987
- Randall J. Marlowe v. Argentine Naval Commission 1986
- North Germany Area Council, Overseas Education Association v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1986
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lee Thomas, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1986
- Edgar M. Skinner, Esther Skinner v. Aetna Life and Casualty 1986
- Allen Greenberg v. Food and Drug Administration 1986
- W. Lee Birch v. United States Postal Service 1986
- Gladys Banks v. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company 1986
- Martino v. United States Department of Agriculture 1986
- Thomas v. New York 1986
- William G. McBride v. Merrell Dow and Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an Ohio Corporation 1986
- Durns v. Bureau of Prisons 1986
- Ciba-Geigy Corporation v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1986
- Johnson v. Bechtel Associates Professional Corp. 1986
- Aliceville Hydro Associates v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Independence Electric Corporation, Intervenor 1986
- United States v. Robert B. Sutton, United States of America v. Mark A. Sucher 1986
- Holyoke Water Power Company and Holyoke Power and Electric Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, New England Power Company, Intervenor 1986
- People v. Federal Communications Commission 1986
- Alan M. Grochal, Trustee for Instantwhip-Washington, D.C. v. Aeration Processes, Inc., D/B/A Instantwhip Foods, Inc. 1986
- Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1986
- Local Union 1395, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. National Labor Relations Board 1986
- American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio, Local 1923 v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1986
- George Stewart v. National Shopmen Pension Fund 1986
- Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Tyson 1986
- Thomas W. Hill v. U.S. Air Force 1986
- National Republican Congressional Committee, an Unincorporated Association v. Legi-Tech Corporation (Two Cases) 1986
- Washington Hospital Center v. Bowen 1986
- Ronald L. Hall and Laura Hall v. C & P Telephone Company 1986
- Eli Lilly and Company v. Home Insurance Company Firemen's Fund Insurance Company, 1 1986
- Mitchell Block, President, Direct Cinema Ltd., Inc. v. Edwin Meese, Iii, Attorney General of the United States 1986
- Toby Hartman v. C.W. Travel, Inc 1986
- Horn & Hardart Company v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation 1986
- International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, Afl-Cio, Local No. 111 v. National Labor Relations Board 1986
- Association of Maximum Service Telecasters v. Federal Communications Commission 1986
- William Hohri v. United States 1986
- Church of Scientology of California v. Internal Revenue Service 1986
- Church of Scientology of California v. Internal Revenue Service 1986
- Sherwood Webster v. Sun Company, Inc. Webster-Heise Corporation v. Sun Company, Inc. 1986
- Esmail Haftlang v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1986
- Pearline E. Freeman v. B & B Associates 1986
- Abex Corp. v. Maryland Casualty Co. 1986
- Celcom Communications Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission 1986
- United States Postal Service v. National Association of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio 1986
- San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1986
- Temistocles Ramirez De Arellano v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense 1986
- Teamsters Local Union No. 175 v. National Labor Relations Board 1986
- Jane Doe v. United States of America 1986
- The Washington Post v. Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local 35 1986
- Illinois Commerce Commission v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1986
- Answering Service, Inc. v. Thomas J. Egan, of the Estate of Paul J. Rohrich, Deceased 1986
- Henry M. Vymetalik v. Federal Bureau of Investigation 1986
- American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Federal Labor Relations Authority 1986
- Arthur J. Zeizel v. Samuel R. Pierce, Secretary, Department of Housing & Urban Development 1986
- United States v. J.C. Vortis, A/k/a, Tyrone Downs, Navee, Ben, United States of America v. J.C. Vortis, A/k/a, Tyrone Downs, Navee, Ben 1986
- Arrow Air, Inc. v. Dole 1986
- National Treasury Employees Union v. Roscoe L. Egger, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service 1986
- Household Goods Carriers Bureau, Inc. v. United States Department of Defense 1986
- Mabel A. King v. James F. Palmer, Director, D.C. Department of Corrections 1986
- United States v. Bernard Foster 1986
- William Hohri v. United States 1986
- Center for Nuclear Responsibility, Inc. v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1986
- Alfred Morris v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 1986
- Jane Doe v. United States of America 1986
- Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1986
- Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1986
- Ashby Enterprises, Ltd. v. Weitzman, Dym & Associates 1986
- United States v. Roberto Hernandez, United States of America v. Jose Lopez-Leyva 1986
- United States v. Alex S. Debango, A/K/A Ales Debango 1986
- Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc. v. United States 1986
- Better Government Association v. Department of State National Wildlife Federation v. United States Department of Interior 1986
- Genoa M. White v. United States 1986
- Eleon Allen, Individually and for Others Similarly Situated v. Margaret Heckler 1985