Myron Howard Bright (March 5, 1919 – December 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a
United States circuit judge
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of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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* Eastern District of Arkansas
* Western ...
.
Early life and education
Born in
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See also
*Eveleth, Minnesota
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,
Minnesota
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, Bright graduated from Eveleth High School. He received an
Associate of Arts
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degree from
Eveleth Junior College (now
Mesabi Range College
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) in 1939. He received a
Bachelor of Science in Law
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from the
University of Minnesota
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and a
Bachelor of Laws
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from
University of Minnesota Law School
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in 1947.
Career
Bright served as a
United States Air Force
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captain from 1942 to 1946. He later worked in private practice of law in
Fargo,
North Dakota
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from 1947 to 1968.
Federal judicial service
Bright was nominated by President
Lyndon B. Johnson
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on April 25, 1968, to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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* Eastern District of Arkansas
* Western ...
vacated by Judge
Charles Joseph Vogel
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. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on June 6, 1968, and received his commission the next day. He assumed
senior status on June 1, 1985,
and remained in post until his death in Fargo on December 12, 2016, at the age of 97.
See also
*
List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
These are lists of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. Senate confirmation along with presidential appointment to an Article III court entails a lifelong appointment, unless the judge is impeached, resigns, retires, ...
References
Sources
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1919 births
2016 deaths
21st-century United States federal judges
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Military personnel from Minnesota
North Dakota lawyers
People from Eveleth, Minnesota
Lawyers from Fargo, North Dakota
United States Air Force officers
United States court of appeals judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Minnesota Law School alumni
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