David Wright Appointed by Chief Justice to Federal Judicial Committee

Robinson Bradshaw litigator David C. Wright III was appointed by United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. Wright will join an esteemed group of federal judges, law professors and attorneys from across the country for a three-year term beginning on Oct. 1.

“I am confident that your contributions will be many,” Chief Justice Roberts said of Wright in his letter of appointment. “Your willingness to serve in this important capacity demonstrates your commitment to effective judicial administration, for which I am grateful.”

The Judicial Conference is the principal policy-making body of the federal court system. Its five advisory rules committees, including the committee on civil rules, carry out a continuous study of the operation and effect of the federal rules that govern the conduct of trials, appeals and cases. The committees evaluate suggestions for and draft proposals of rule amendments, which are then eligible for consideration and approval by the United States Supreme Court.

Wright’s litigation practice at Robinson Bradshaw spans 40 years, and he is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Wright has significant experience representing clients in securities and ERISA class and derivative actions, corporate and regulatory investigations, employment and trade secret disputes, insurance coverage issues and product liability claims. He has represented the administrations of four North Carolina governors in significant and groundbreaking constitutional and statutory litigation.

Wright is the immediate past chairman of the Morehead-Cain Foundation board of trustees. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia and earned his bachelor’s degree with highest honors as a John Motley Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.