Susan Webber Wright

U.S. District Judge

600 West Capital
Little Rock, Ar. 72201
Telephone: 501-604-5100

249 Pleasant Valley Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72212
Home: 501-225-6171
robin1286@aol.com
susan_wright@ared.uscourts.gov

I have lived in Little Rock since 1976. I worked at the UALR School of Law until I became a federal district judge in 1990. I am married to a man from Lewisville, Arkansas, and have one daughter. I frequently see Susan Kittrell and I see Katherine Couch Dailey on occasion.

Born 1948 in Texarkana, AR

Federal Judicial Service:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
Nominated by George Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy; Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to assignment to another court.

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas

Nominated by George Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy; Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Served as chief judge, 1998-present.

Education:

Graduated Arkansas High in 1966
Randolph-Macon Woman`s College, B.A., 1970
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, M.P.A., 1973
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, J.D., 1975

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals, 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