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