Julian May Wright (February 12, 1884 – October 6, 1938) was an American attorney and a judge advocate of the international court in Cairo, Egypt.
[1] After graduating from MIT, Wright worked with the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden, New Jersey as a naval architect for two years.
[1][14] His partner, Lovering Hill, was a graduate of Harvard University and volunteered with the American Field Ambulance Corps in France during World War I.
[15][16] Wright left that firm in 1930 when the Egyptian government offered an appointment of Judge Advocate of the Mixed Court in Cairo, Egypt.
[1] Part of the Colonial system, the Mixed Courts of Egypt oversaw cases between Egyptians and foreigners from fourteen Western powers—Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.
[19] Cases ranged from international banking, maritime commerce, trademarks and patents to divorce, marriage contracts, and legitimacy—all while navigating different nationalities and religions.
[19] A modern attorney notes that, "The judges were not simply technicians, but interpreted rules, customs, and laws to give justice in Egypt.