Susan Webber Wright
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Senior status. Born 1948.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 21, 1989
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jan 23, 1990
- Commissioned
- Jan 24, 1990
- Senior status
- Aug 22, 2013
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 21, 1989
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jan 23, 1990
- Commissioned
- Jan 24, 1990
- Left this court
- Dec 1, 1990. Reassignment
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2009-2016
Education
- B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College), 1970
- M.P.A., University of Arkansas, 1973
- J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, 1975
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1975-1976
- Faculty, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1976-1990
- assistant professor and assistant dean, 1976-1978
- associate professor, 1980-1983
- professor, 1983-1990
- Research assistant, Arkansas constitutional convention, 1979
- Visiting assistant professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, 1980
- Visiting associate professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1981
- Visiting associate professor, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1982-1983
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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