Early Life, Education, and Early Career
Bright was born in Midland City, Alabama and grew up on one of the cotton farms that were typical of the Wiregrass Region. After spending his youth working on the farm and graduating from high school, he took a job in metalworking to save up money for college. He later graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in political science in 1975 and took a job as an auditor before earning an M.S. in criminal justice from Troy State University in 1977 and beginning a career as a corrections officer. While working in the prison system, he was deeply affected by the many young people he saw entering the penitentiaries and decided to transition into law practice as a result. Bright received his Juris Doctor from the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University in 1982. He practiced law for fifteen years before entering into politics.
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