Dorothy Wright Nelson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status. Born 1928.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Sep 28, 1979
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 19, 1979
- Commissioned
- Dec 20, 1979
- Senior status
- Jan 1, 1995
Education
- A.B., University of California, Los Angeles, 1950
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1953
- LL.M., University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law), 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-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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