Alexander Wright
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Alexander Wright
Prior offices
Maryland Court of Special Appeals At-large (Historical)
Education
Alexander Wright, Jr. was a judge at-large on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the intermediate appellate court for the state of Maryland. He served on the court from January 28, 2008, to November 5, 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Wright received his B.A. from Morgan State College in 1971 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1974.[3]
Military service
Wright served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1971 to 1979 and was in active duty in 1975.[3]
Career
- 2008 - 2019: Judge at-large, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- 1998-2000; 2001-2003: Judge, Baltimore County Circuit Court, 3rd Judicial Circuit
- 1993-1998: Associate judge, District Court of Maryland
- 1979-1993: Assistant attorney general
- 1975-1979: Assistant public defender, Baltimore City, Maryland[3]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 1982: Distinguished Service Award, Office of Attorney General
- 2003: Maryland Leadership in Law Award, The Daily Record[3]
Associations
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- 2004-present: Council, Litigation Law Section
- 2006-2009: Council, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
- 2011-present: Board of Governors
- Baltimore County Bar Association
- 2002-2007: Executive Council
- 2007-2008: Treasurer
- 2008-2009: Secretary
- 2009-2010: President-elect
- 2010-2011: President
- Monumental City Bar Association
- Member, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
- Former executive board member, NAACP, Baltimore County
- Maryland State Bar Foundation[3]
Elections
2010
Wright was retained to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals on November 2, 2010, with 84.53 percent of voters in favor.[5]
- Main article: Maryland judicial elections, 2010
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Maryland State Archives, "Alexander Wright, Jr."
- Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- Maryland State Archives, "Court of Special Appeals"
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Archives, "Court of Special Appeals: Appointments by Governor, 1990-2014," accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "O'Malley taps two for appeals court," January 29, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Maryland State Archives, "Alexander Wright, Jr.," accessed March 25, 2015
- ↑ Maryland Manual On-Line, "Court of Special Appeals," accessed March 16, 2020
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