Charles T. Wright (March 10, 1911 – November 6, 1980)[1][2] was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1971 until his death in 1980.

Born in Washington, his father was Thurston-Mason County Superior Court judge D. F. Wright, and his mother was "one of the first women admitted to the state bar".[2] Wright received an undergraduate degree from the College of Puget Sound, and then studied law at the University of Washington.[1][2]

He left law school in 1934 to work for as a law clerk for his father,[1][2] and gained admission to the bar in 1937, serving as a prosecuting attorney for Mason County from 1942 to 1944.[2] He "succeeded his father on the Thurston-Mason bench in 1949".[2]

In 1970, Wright defeated the incumbent Morell Edward Sharp, who had been appointed to fill an unexpired term on the state supreme court.[3] Wright was reelected to full terms in 1972 and 1978. He rotated into service as chief justice from 1975 to 1977.[2]

Wright and his wife, Helen, had one son, and were foster parents to 17 children.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Charles T. Wright", The Olympian (November 7, 1980), p. B2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Wright services set", The Tacoma News Tribune (November 7, 1980), p. D-11.
  3. ↑ "Court Race Lead Held by Wright", Spokane Chronicle (September 16, 1970), p. 10.


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