Magistrate Judge Wright was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge on September 4, 2018. She graduated from William Mitchell College of Law, valedictorian and summa cum laude, in 2006. Judge Wright received her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University, with distinction, and her master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois. From 2008 to 2010, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Joan N. Ericksen of the District of Minnesota.

Before becoming a judge, Judge Wright was a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, where her national practice focused on patent litigation and other intellectual property litigation. Judge Wright is a registered patent attorney and worked as an engineer before attending law school.

Judge Wright speaks regularly about intellectual property law and discovery issues in complex litigation. She presented on patent law practice at the District of Minnesota’s recent judicial exchanges involving members of the judiciary from Pakistan and Ukraine. She is a member of the Honorable Jimmie V. Reyna Intellectual Property Inn of Court, served on the Editorial Board of the American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, and is an active member of the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.