Samuel T. Wright III
| Samuel T. Wright | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office December 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Allen Barber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Letcher County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Parents | S.T. Wright II and Gladys Hall Wright |
| Alma mater |
Hazard Community College University of Kentucky College of Law |
Samuel T. Wright III is a Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court. He elected to the Supreme Court in November 2015.
Early life
Wright was born and raised in Letcher County, Kentucky.[1]
Education
He received an associate’s degree from Hazard Community College and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky. He earned his J.D. from University of Kentucky College of Law.[1]
Judicial career
Wright previously worked as a trial judge for more than 23 years in Letcher County.[2] He was serving in his fourth term as Letcher County Circuit Court judge when he was elected to the Supreme Court.
He was first appointed to fill a vacancy on Circuit Court by Governor Brereton Jones in 1993 and was then elected. Prior to taking the Circuit Court bench, Justice Wright was the District Court judge for Letcher County for a year.[1]
Prior to becoming a judge, Justice Wright was practicing law as an attorney. After graduating law school in 1981, he returned to Eastern Kentucky to join the law firm of Cook and Wright. He went on to open his own law practice in 1989.[1]
Kentucky Supreme Court
In January 2015 Wright filed paperwork to run for a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court.[2] He was elected on November 3, 2015 defeating his challenger Janet Stumbo,[3] and was sworn in on December 7, 2015.[4] He replaced David Allen Barber, who was appointed in March 2015.
Personal life
Wright married his college sweetheart. They have two sons who live in Eastern Kentucky; one is a wildlife biologist, and the other was studying computer programming when Wright was elected to the Supreme Court.[1]
Electoral history
Source: Commonwealth of Kentucky, For the office of Justice of the Supreme Court, November 3, 2015
| Kentucky Supreme Court Seat 1 election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Non Partisan | Samuel T. Wright III | 40,676 | 51.9 | |
| Non Partisan | Janet Stumbo | 37,772 | 48.1 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Samuel T. Wright Official Biography". Kentucky Supreme Court. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- 1 2 Barto, Sally (January 21, 2015). "Wright thought hard about decision to seek new office". The Mountain Eagle. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Estep, Bill (November 3, 2015). "Letcher Circuit Judge Sam Wright defeats Judge Janet Stumbo for state Supreme Court". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Samuel T. Wright of Letcher County sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court, takes 7th district seat". North Kentucky Tribune. December 7, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
External links
- Official profile of Justice Wright
- Samuel T. Wright III at Ballotpedia
- Sam Wright for Justice, Supreme Court Campaign Website
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by David Allen Barber |
Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court 2015–present |
Incumbent |
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