Catherine Perry

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Catherine Perry

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (senior status)
Tenure

2018 - Present

Years in position

5

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oklahoma, 1977

Law

Washington University School of Law, 1980

Personal
Birthplace
Hobart, Okla.

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Catherine D. Perry is an Article III federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. She joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Perry retired from full-time service, assuming senior status, on December 31, 2018.

Education

Born in Hobart, Okla., Perry graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in 1977, and from Washington University St. Louis School of Law with a J.D. in 1980.[1]

Professional career

Perry was a private practice attorney in Missouri from 1980 to 1990. She served as an adjunct professor of law at the Washington University St. Louis School of Law from 1981 until 1984 and from 1991 through 1994.[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Missouri

On the recommendation of Congressmen William Clay, Sr. and Dick Gephardt, Perry was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri by President Bill Clinton on July 15, 1994, to a seat vacated by Clyde Cahill. Perry was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 6, 1994, on a voice vote and received commission on October 7, 1994.[2] On June 11, 2009, she was elevated to the role of chief judge, succeeding Carol Jackson in the position. She served as chief judge until December 31, 2015. Perry retired from full-time service, assuming senior status, on December 31, 2018.[3]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

Eastern District of Missouri

From 1990 to 1994, Perry served as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.[1]

Noteworthy cases

Peaceful protesters cannot be forced to move (2014)

In the wake of Michael Brown’s shooting by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer, protests erupted throughout the area. Police, in an effort to retain control over what they felt was a volatile situation, forced protesters to keep walking rather than gathering at one place or arrested them. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued on behalf of the protesters, arguing that they had a constitutional right to assemble and protest.

U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Perry agreed with the ACLU. She issued her ruling on October 6, 2014. Judge Perry said that while peaceful protesters could not be removed, any protesters causing a disturbance or endangering the lives of others could be forced to move or arrested by police.

Articles:

Inmate's execution temporarily halted following questions over clemency letter (2014)
See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (U.S. v. Winfield)

On June 12, 2014, Judge Perry stayed the execution of John Winfield, citing the possible intimidation of a prison worker who was supposed to write a letter in support of clemency on Winfield's behalf, but ultimately decided not to do so.[4]

Winfield was supposed to be put to death on June 18, 2014, for the murder of two women in 1996. The prison's laundry director, Terry Cole, indicated he wanted to write a letter on Winfield's behalf, but after he was investigated for over-familiarity with the prisoner, he changed his mind. Judge Perry granted a stay in Winfield's favor, noting there was evidence that Cole was threatened:[4]

“ The evidence presented to me shows that Winfield is likely to be able to prove at a later trial that prison officials took actions to intimidate Cole to keep him from providing support for Winfield’s clemency petition.[5] ”

The Missouri Attorney General's Office appealed Judge Perry's stay, and it was later lifted by the Eighth Circuit. Winfield's attorneys then appealed their client's case to the Supreme Court, but it refused to issue a further stay. Governor Jay Nixon denied Winfield clemency, and the inmate was put to death on the day his execution was originally scheduled.[6]

Bogus jailhouse lawyer (2010)
See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (USA v. Tedrick, 4:09-cr-00476-CDP)

Judge Perry was the presiding judge in the trial of Jeffrey Tedrick. Tedrick was sentenced by Judge Perry to four years in prison on February 16, 2010, for his role in defrauding people by acting as a jailhouse lawyer. The judge's sentence was doubled over the federal sentencing guidelines, which called for a twenty-one- to twenty-seven-month sentence.[7]

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Catherine D. Perry," accessed July 9, 2014
  2. ↑ THOMAS, "Presidential Nominations 103rd Congress: Catherine D. Perry (USDC, EDMO)," accessed June 13, 2014
  3. ↑ United States Courts, "The Third Branch: Judicial Milestones," June 11, 2009
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Los Angeles Times, "Federal judge stays scheduled execution for Missouri killer," June 12, 2014
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "University City man is executed for two murders," June 18, 2014
  7. ↑ Courthouse News Service, "Bogus Jailhouse Lawyer Sent to Prison," February 16, 2010
Political offices
Preceded by:
Clyde Cahill 		Eastern District of Missouri
1994–2018 		Succeeded by:
Sarah Pitlyk



Missouri courts

Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri

State courts:

Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri

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