Susan Webber Wright
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Susan Webber Wright is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. She earned a law degree from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1975. She previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College) 1970 · University of Arkansas Law 1975
- Succeeded
- Elsijane Trimble Roy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Western District of Arkansas succeeded Elsijane Trimble Roy | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
| 1990 | Eastern District of Arkansas succeeded Elsijane Trimble Roy | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now Randolph College) | B.A. | 1970 |
| University of Arkansas | M.P.A. | 1973 |
| University of Arkansas School of Law | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Wright was assigned 4,820 district-court cases (1978–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 218 days across 4,820 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 404 of Wright’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 358 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 21 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Wright authored 72 published opinions for the court (1990–2011). Most cited: Phillips v. Riverside, Inc. (43 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Phillips v. Riverside, Inc. | 796 F. Supp. 403 | 43 |
| 1998 | Jones v. Clinton | 990 F. Supp. 657 | 29 |
| 1990 | Merchants & Farmers Bank of Dumas, Ark. v. Hill | 122 B.R. 539 | 26 |
| 1999 | Jones v. Clinton | 36 F. Supp. 2d 1118 | 22 |
| 2000 | Robinson v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 111 F. Supp. 2d 1101 | 17 |
| 2002 | Boone v. Boozman | 217 F. Supp. 2d 938 | 15 |
| 1997 | Jones v. Clinton | 974 F. Supp. 712 | 15 |
| 1991 | United States v. CPS Chemical Co., Inc. | 779 F. Supp. 437 | 14 |
| 1990 | Larry v. Yamauchi | 753 F. Supp. 784 | 14 |
| 1996 | In Re Grand Jury Subpoena American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. | 947 F. Supp. 1314 | 13 |
| 1994 | Jones v. Clinton | 869 F. Supp. 690 | 13 |
| 2010 | Musticchi v. City of Little Rock, Ark. | 734 F. Supp. 2d 621 | 12 |
| 1999 | Jones v. Clinton | 57 F. Supp. 2d 719 | 12 |
| 1994 | Wormley v. Arkla, Inc. | 871 F. Supp. 1079 | 12 |
| 1992 | Parker v. Lockhart | 797 F. Supp. 718 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 72 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Susan Webber Wright?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Susan Webber Wright to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in 1990.
- Was Susan Webber Wright appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Susan Webber Wright was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Susan Webber Wright's confirmation vote?
- Susan Webber Wright was confirmed by voice vote on January 23, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Susan Webber Wright on?
- Susan Webber Wright is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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36 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).