Nelson, Dorothy Wright
1928 -

Details
Alias: Dorothy Wright
Born: 9/30/1928 in San Pedro, California
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
CA, West
Legal Education:
UCLA School of Law, 1953
University of Southern California School of Law, 1956
Other Education:
University of California at Los Angeles (1950)
Positions During Her Career:
Research associate at the University of Southern California Law School (1954-1957)
Law professor at USC (1957-1979)
Did the legal work for the two corporations she formed, Woolstone, Inc. and California Limestone
Served as Dean of USC Law School (interim dean 1967-1969) (1969-1979)
Appointed to the United States Court of Appealism, Ninth Circuit by Jimmy Carter (1979)
Firsts:
Woman law professor at USC (1957)
Further Research Materials

References:
Profile: Dorothy W. Nelson, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, [Sample of Judicial Profiles Service]
Oral History of Judge Dorothy W. Nelson: "Reflections on Becoming a Judge"
Selma Moidel Smith, Oral History of Judge Dorothy W. Nelson: "Reflections on Becoming a Judge", Western Legal History (1989)
Dorothy W. Nelson: Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals 9th Circuit and Chair and Founder of Western Justice Center Foundation, Pasadena, CA
Kenneth Davis, Dorothy W. Nelson: Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals 9th Circuit and Chair and Founder of Western Justice Center Foundation, Pasadena, CA, Law Job Star, available at: http://www.lawcrossing.com/article/1777/Dorothy-W-Nelson-Senior-Judge-United-States-Court-of-Appeals-9th-Circuit-and-Chair-and-Founder-of-Western-Justice-Center-Foundation-Pasadena-CA