Wilhelmina Wright
| Wilhelmina Marie Wright | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota | |
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Assumed office February 18, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Michael J. Davis |
| Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court | |
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In office September 27, 2012 – February 18, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | Mark Dayton |
| Preceded by | Helen Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Chutich |
| Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals | |
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In office September 3, 2002 – September 26, 2012 |
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| Appointed by | Jesse Ventura |
| Preceded by | Sam Hanson |
| Succeeded by | John Smith |
| Judge of the Ramsey County District Court | |
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In office 2000 – September 3, 2002 |
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| Appointed by | Jesse Ventura |
| Personal details | |
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January 13, 1964 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Education |
Yale University B.A. Harvard Law School J.D. |
Wilhelmina Marie "Mimi" Wright (born January 13, 1964) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She was formerly an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Wright was born on January 13, 1964 in Norfolk, Virginia. Growing up, her mother had to advocate for her to receive equal education due to ongoing resistance to integration. She went on to study literature at Yale University,receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, and received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.
Wright served as a law clerk for Judge Damon Keith. She worked at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, LLP, in Washington, D.C. before joining the United States Attorney's Office in Minnesota. Wright has earned numerous awards during her career, including the Myra Bradwell Award in 2006 from the Minnesota Women Lawyers, the Lena O. Smith Achievement Award from the Black Women Lawyers Network in 2004, the B. Warren Hart Award for Public Service from the Saint Paul Jaycees in 2001, and the Ten Outstanding Young Minnesotans Award in 2000. Governor Jesse Ventura appointed her to the Ramsey County District Court in 2000 and in 2002 he appointed her to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, on which she served from September 3, 2002, to September 26, 2012. Governor Mark Dayton appointed Wright to the Minnesota Supreme Court on August 20, 2012, with her term beginning on September 27, 2012. She is the first African American woman to serve on the court.
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