Background
Wright, Jay Kelly was born on November 9, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John A. and Marlene (Dalke) Morrisey.
Wright, Jay Kelly was born on November 9, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John A. and Marlene (Dalke) Morrisey.
AB (magna cum laude), Dartmouth College, 1965; Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1972; Master in Public Policy, Harvard University, 1973.
Worked at Arnold & Porter (Washington, DC) specializing in Securities, Professional Liability, Business, Constitutional Litigation, Administrative Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1975, District of Columbia. 1978, United States. Supreme Court.
1980, Virginia.
Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Harvard Law Review, 1970-1972. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, RICO Litigation Reporter, 1984.
Author: "The Law that Went Astray," and "RICO Decision: What it Means," Best's Review (Life/Health Education), May and November, 1985. "Liability of Securities Professionals Under Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations," Civil RICO Development, 1984. "RICO and Securities Professionals," and "Big RICO and Little RICO's: An Overview," 1 RICO Litigation Reporter 49 and 240, 1984.
"The RICO Pattern Requirements Federal and State RICO Compared," RICO Law Reporter, Volume 7, No. 2, February, 1988; "Organizational Responsibility for RICO Violations: Another Look," RICO Law Reporter, Volume 10. No. 5, November 1989.
"Why Are Professionals Worried About RICO?" Notre Dame Law Review, Volume 65, Issue 5, 1990. "Calculating Loss Reserves: A Court That Grasped Complexity," Business Insurance, January 20, 1992. Law Clerk to: Judge Harold Leventhal, United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1973-1974. Mr. Justice William O. Douglas, United States. Supreme Court, 1974-1975.
Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Georgetown University Law Center, 1993. Member: Thurgood Marshall American Inn of Court. Military: Lieutenant, United States.
Navy, active duty, 1965-1969.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1965-1969, Vietnam, Pacific & Atlantic. Member American Bar Association (litigation section since 1984, business law section since 1988), Spring Hill Citizens Association (director) since 1985, president 1987-1988).
Married Meredith Louise Ahnberg, December 16, 1967. Children: Kristin Elizabeth, Spencer Matthew.