Who appointed Eugene Allen Wright?

President Richard M. Nixon appointed Eugene Allen Wright to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1969.

Was Eugene Allen Wright appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Eugene Allen Wright was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Eugene Allen Wright's confirmation vote?

Eugene Allen Wright was confirmed by voice vote on September 12, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1969 / Served to 2002

Eugene Allen Wright

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 and confirmed by voice vote, Eugene Allen Wright was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1937. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1913–2002
Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon, 1969
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Washington 1934 · University of Washington Law 1937
Succeeded by: Robert R. Beezer

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1969	Ninth Circuit	Nixon (R)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

University of Washington	A.B.	1934
University of Washington School of Law	J.D.	1937

Judicial Record

In our data, Wright authored 1 published opinion for the court (1929). Most cited: United States v. Sligh (40 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1929	United States v. Sligh	31 F.2d 735	40

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Eugene Allen Wright?: President Richard M. Nixon appointed Eugene Allen Wright to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1969.
Was Eugene Allen Wright appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Eugene Allen Wright was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Eugene Allen Wright's confirmation vote?: Eugene Allen Wright was confirmed by voice vote on September 12, 1969. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Eugene Allen Wright on?: Eugene Allen Wright was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Sources

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32 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).