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In January 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] appointed Wright to serve as a commissioner of the FTC.<ref name=ftcbio/> Wright served as an FTC commissioner until August 2015, when he resigned to return to academia.{{cn|date=August 2023}} |
In January 2013, President [[Barack Obama]] appointed Wright to serve as a commissioner of the FTC.<ref name=ftcbio/> Wright served as an FTC commissioner until August 2015, when he resigned to return to academia.{{cn|date=August 2023}} |
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Wright was a law professor at the Scalia Law School at George Mason University from 2004 to 2023. He resigned after several women including former students accused him of |
Wright was a law professor at the Scalia Law School at George Mason University from 2004 to 2023. He resigned after several women including former students accused him of .<ref>{{cite news |last1=Remaly |first1=Ben |last2=Langlois |first2=Anna |title=George Mason tight-lipped amid Wright sexual misconduct allegations |url=https://globalcompetitionreview.com/gcr-usa/article/george-mason-tight-lipped-amid-wright-sexual-misconduct-allegations |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=globalcompetitionreview.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Coe |first1=Aebra |title='I Suffered Silently': Ex-Law Prof Allegedly Preyed On Students - Law360 |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1710427 |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=www.law360.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Charnosky |first1=Christine |title=Former GMU Law Professor Accused of Sexual Misconduct |url=https://www.law.com/2023/08/17/former-gmu-law-professor-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/ |access-date=17 August 2023 |work=Law.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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Revision as of 18:18, 25 August 2023
Joshua D. Wright | |
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| Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission | |
| In office January 2013 – August 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | J. Thomas Rosch |
| Succeeded by | Rohit Chopra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1977[1] San Diego, California, U.S.[1] |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Education | University of California, San Diego (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (JD, PhD) |
| Awards | Bator Award (2014) |
Joshua Daniel Wright (born January 20, 1977) is an American economist and legal scholar who served as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2013 to 2015.[2] He was a professor of law at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School between 2004 and 2023, and was the executive director of its Global Antitrust Institute.[3][4] At the time of his nomination, Wright was the fourth economist to serve as a commissioner of the FTC.[5]
Wright is a scholar in the fields of antitrust law, law and economics, and consumer protection, and was described in National Review to be "widely considered his generation's greatest mind on antitrust law."[6] He has published more than 100 articles and book chapters, co-authored a casebook, and edited several book volumes in these fields. Wright has served as co-editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review and senior editor of the Antitrust Law Journal,[4] and in 2014 received the Paul M. Bator Award.[7]
Early life and education
Wright was born and raised in San Diego, California.[1][4] After graduating from Patrick Henry High School in 1995,[8] Wright studied economics at the University of California, San Diego, graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts, with honors. He then went to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he jointly did doctoral study in economics and attended the UCLA School of Law. As a law student, Wright was a managing editor of the UCLA Law Review. He received a J.D. in 2002 and a Ph.D. in economics in 2003.[4]
Career
Wright was a law clerk for Judge James V. Selna of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 2003 to 2004. He then joined the faculty of the George Mason University Law School (now Antonin Scalia Law School).[4] Wright served in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the Bureau of Competition as its inaugural Scholar-in-Residence from 2007 to 2008, where he focused on enforcement matters and competition policy.[4]
In January 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Wright to serve as a commissioner of the FTC.[4] Wright served as an FTC commissioner until August 2015, when he resigned to return to academia.[citation needed]
Wright was a law professor at the Scalia Law School at George Mason University from 2004 to 2023. He resigned after several women including former students accused him of hitting on them.[9][10][11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Wright Testimony
- ^ "FTC Commissioner Joshua D. Wright to Resign". Federal Trade Commission. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Joshua D. Wright". George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g Public domain material from "Joshua D. Wright", a Federal Trade Commission webpage (accessed February 23, 2013).
- ^ "Josh Wright to be nominated to be next FTC Commissioner". Truth on the Market. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Foster, Daniel (23 May 2013). "Agent McConnell". National Review. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
On the Federal Trade Commission, McConnell handed Obama the name of Josh Wright, a holder of both a Ph.D. in economics and a J.D. and widely considered his generation's greatest mind on antitrust law.
- ^ "Federalist Society Presents 2014 Bator Award". The Federalist Society. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Joshua D. Wright CV
- ^ Remaly, Ben; Langlois, Anna. "George Mason tight-lipped amid Wright sexual misconduct allegations". globalcompetitionreview.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Coe, Aebra. "'I Suffered Silently': Ex-Law Prof Allegedly Preyed On Students - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Charnosky, Christine. "Former GMU Law Professor Accused of Sexual Misconduct". Law.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
External links
- Living people
- Federal Trade Commission personnel
- University of California, San Diego alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- Antonin Scalia Law School faculty
- Pepperdine University faculty
- People from San Diego
- Scholars of competition law
- UCLA School of Law alumni
- 1977 births
- Obama administration personnel