Born in Tuskegee, Alabama,[3][4] Wright received a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University at Los Angeles in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School in 1980.

On October 28, 2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would be appointing Wright to serve as a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

[2] Wright replaced Judge Lorna Parnell.

[2] Wright was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President George W. Bush on September 5, 2006, to a seat vacated by Gary L.

[5] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 2007, and received his commission on April 16, 2007.