Catherine D. Perry

Catherine D. Perry (born 1952) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Catherine D. Perry
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Incumbent
Assumed office December 31, 2018
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office 2009 – January 3, 2016
Preceded by	Carol E. Jackson
Succeeded by	Rodney W. Sippel
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office October 7, 1994 – December 31, 2018
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Clyde S. Cahill Jr.
Succeeded by	Sarah Pitlyk
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
In office 1990–1994
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 67–68) Hobart, Oklahoma
Education	University of Oklahoma (B.A.) Washington University School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Hobart, Oklahoma, Perry received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Oklahoma in 1977, and a Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law in 1980. After graduation she became an adjunct professor of law at Washington University School of Law, and taught there intermittently from 1981 to 1994. She also served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1990 to 1994.

Federal judicial service

On July 15, 1994, Perry was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by Clyde S. Cahill. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 6, 1994, and received her commission the following day. She served as Chief Judge from 2009 to 2016. She assumed senior status on December 31, 2018.

Notable ruling

On August 18, 2014 Perry denied motions by the ACLU for temporary restraining orders against six police officers to prevent the enforcement of a 5-second rule in Ferguson, Missouri. Perry cited the need for law enforcement's protection of property and the availability of a "free-speech zone".[1] However, at the time of this ruling the free speech zone was off-limits to the public.[2]

References

1. Gillerman, Margaret S. "Judge denies ACLU motion for an order to stop police tactics".
2. Rowland, Lee (August 21, 2014). "There Is No 5-Second Rule for the First Amendment, Ferguson". Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

Sources

• Catherine D. Perry at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Clyde S. Cahill Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 1994–2018	Succeeded by Sarah Pitlyk
Preceded by Carol E. Jackson	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 2009–2016	Succeeded by Rodney W. Sippel