J. Craig Wright
J. Craig Wright | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 1985 – March 6, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | James Celebrezze |
| Succeeded by | Evelyn Lundberg Stratton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1929 |
| Died | February 3, 2010 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jane LaFollette |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1955-1956 |
J. Craig Wright (June 21, 1929 – February 3, 2010) was an American jurist, lawyer, and Republican justice of the Ohio Supreme Court who served in that office from 1985 to 1996.
Through his marriage to Jane LaFollette, Wright was connected to the Hatfields of West Virginia, descendants of William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield of Hatfield–McCoy feud fame, and the LaFollette family, a political dynasty with roots in West Virginia and across the United States. His extended family also includes Vice President J.D. Vance through the Hatfield–Vance line.
Wright was born June 21, 1929, in Chillicothe, Ohio to Harry Jr. and Marjorie Riddle Wright and raised in Lima, Ohio. He graduated from Woodberry Forest School in 1947, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky in 1951 and received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1954, where he received a golf scholarship.
From 1955 through 1956, he served as a special agent in the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps. Upon completion of his military service, he entered private practice with the law firm of Wright, Gilbert and Jones in Columbus, Ohio.