Background
Bright, Myron H. was born on March 5, 1919 in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Morris and Lena A. (Levine) Bright.
Bright, Myron H. was born on March 5, 1919 in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Morris and Lena A. (Levine) Bright.
Associate of Arts, Eveleth Junior College, 1939. Bachelor of Science in Law, University Minnesota, 1941. Juris Doctor, University Minnesota, 1947.
He joined the United States. Air Force in 1942, rising to the rank of captain by the time of his discharge in 1946. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Minnesota, the latter in 1947. Following graduation, he began practicing in Fargo, North Dakota.
In April 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Bright to an open seat on the United States. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to replace Charles Joseph Vogel.
Bright has served on the court for forty-six years, having assumed senior status in June 1985.
Captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association (legal education section appellate practice and litigation), North Dakota Bar Association, Metropolitan St. Louis Bar Association, United States Judicial Conference (commission on administration of probation system 1977-1983, advising committee on appellate rules 1987-1990, commission on international judicial relations since 1996).
Married Frances Louise Reisler, December 26, 1947. Children: Dinah Ann, Joshua Robert.
