Wilhelmina Wright

Wilhelmina Wright
Wright in 2018
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Assumed office
February 15, 2024
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
In office
February 18, 2016 – February 15, 2024
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byMichael J. Davis
Succeeded byLaura Provinzino
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
September 27, 2012 – February 18, 2016
Appointed byMark Dayton
Preceded byHelen Meyer
Succeeded byMargaret Chutich
Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals
In office
September 3, 2002 – September 26, 2012
Appointed byJesse Ventura
Preceded bySam Hanson
Succeeded byJohn Smith
Judge of the Ramsey County District Court
In office
November 2000 – September 3, 2002
Appointed byJesse Ventura
Personal details
Born (1964-01-13) January 13, 1964 (age 60)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Wilhelmina Marie Wright (born January 13, 1964) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She is the only jurist in Minnesota's history to be state district court judge, appellate court judge and state supreme court justice.[1] She was formerly an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and a judge of the Minnesota District Court, Second Judicial District (Ramsey County).

  1. ^ "Senate confirms Wilhelmina Wright as U.S. judge in historic appointment". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2021-04-30.