Matthew James Perry Jr.

Judge Matthew James Perry Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

8/3/1921

Birthplace:

Columbia, SC

Date of Death:

7/29/2011

Place of Death:

Columbia, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, 1943-1946
Private practice, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1951-1961
Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina, 1961-1976
U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1976-1979

Education

Name of School:

Colored Normal Industrial & Mechanical College of S. Car. (now S. Car. State U.)

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1948

Name of School - Second:

South Carolina State School of Law

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1951

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Court Name:

South Carolina District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

9/20/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

10/1/1995

Termination Date:

7/29/2011

Termination Reason:

Death