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Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson
Judge
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Dorothy Wright Nelson is a Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, serving since 1979. The appointment came from Jimmy Carter in 1979.
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Jimmy Carter
- Active
- 1979 – present
- Party
- Democratic
- ABA Rating
- Qualified (1979)
Career History
- JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1979 – present) — appointed by Jimmy Carter
- Adjunct professor of law1980 – present
- dean1969 – 1980
- interim dean1967 – 1969
- professor1967 – 1980
- associate dean1965 – 1967
- associate professor1961 – 1967
- assistant professor1958 – 1961
- Faculty1957 – 1980
- instructor1957 – 1958
- Private practice1954 – 1957
- Research associate fellow1953 – 1956
Cases before Judge Nelson
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Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Nelson will decide any matter.