Matthew Perry
| Matthew Perry | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #6 |
| Station: | Columbia, SC |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Jimmy Carter |
| Active: | 9/20/1979 - 09/30/1995 |
| Senior: | 10/01/1995 - 7/29/2011 |
| Preceded by: | 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by: | Patrick Duffy |
| Past post: | Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces |
| Past term: | 1971-1974 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | August 3, 1921 |
| Home State: | Columbia, SC |
| Deceased: | July 29, 2011 |
| Bachelors: | South Carolina State College, B.S., 1948 |
| Law School: | South Carolina State College, LL.B., 1951 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1943-1946 |
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Matthew James Perry, Jr. (1921-2011) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He joined the court in 1979 after an appointment from Jimmy Carter. Prior to his appointment, he served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He passed away in July 2011. [1]
Early life and education
- South Carolina State College, B.S., 1948
- South Carolina State College, LL.B., 1951[2]
Professional career
- 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[2]
Judicial career
District of South Carolina
Perry was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on July 5, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 19, 1979, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1995.[2] On July 29, 2011, Judge Perry passed away, ending his 32 year long service in federal court.[3]
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Perry was appointed to an article I position for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces by Gerald Ford. He joined the court on February 18, 1976 and left on September 22, 1979 after an appointment to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. [2]
Notable cases
Rosenberg threat case
Stephen Rosenberg was charged on July 16, 2009 for issuing death threats towards Judge Perry [4].
The threats came after Rosenberg appeared in front of Judge Perry as part of a civil suit, Rosenberg filed against the United States. [4] After Rosenberg's appearance, the Virginia man sent numerous e-mails to the judge, including a threat to kill "white judges."
Rosenberg is charged with one count of sending e-mail threats to a judge and one count of trying to intimidate a judge. Rosenberg could face a lengthy sentence if convicted on all charges. The Court Security Enhancement Act of 2007 increases criminal penalties for threats towards federal judges. [4]
External links
- The Times and Democrat "Charm and courage: Judge Perry remembered for steadfast efforts to help", November 9, 2011
- Judge Perry's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Matthew Perry, federal judge and civil rights pioneer, dead at 89," August 1, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Judge Perry's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ The State "S.C. mourns death of civil-rights ‘giant’," August 1, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Washington Post" Va. Man Charged With Threatening to Kill White Judges, July 16, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of South Carolina 1979–1995 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Patrick Duffy |
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| 1977 |
Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron | ||
| 1978 |
Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler | ||
| 1979 |
Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright • Zobel | ||
| 1980 |
Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams | ||
| 1981 | |||
- District of South Carolina, Seat 6
- Former federal judge, District of South Carolina
- Former federal judge, Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- South Carolina State U. Law Alumni
- Appointed by Jimmy Carter
- Appointed by Gerald Ford
- Confirmed 1979
- Confirmed 1976
- South Carolina State U. Alumni
- Army veteran
- Former federal judge
