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Julia Cooper Mack
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| Senior Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1989–2001 |
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| Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1975–1989 |
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| Nominated by | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Hubert B. Pair |
| Succeeded by | Annice M. Wagner |
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| Born |
Julia Perry
July 17, 1920 Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Died | January 17, 2014 (aged 93) Washington, D.C. |
| Spouses | Jerry S. Cooper (Divorced) Clifford J. Mack (d. 1971) |
| Children | Cheryl (Cooper) Pleasants (daughter) Lydia Tucker (step-daughter) |
| Alma mater | Hampton University (B.A.) Howard University School of Law (LL.B.) |
Julia Cooper Mack (née Perry; July 17, 1920 – January 17, 2014) was a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. She was appointed to this position in 1975. She was the first African-American woman ever appointed to a court of last resort in the United States.
She was born to Dallas Leary Perry, Jr. and Emily (McCoy) Perry.
She earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics from Hampton University and her law degree from Howard University. One of her first law clerks was Allyson Kay Duncan, who went on to become the first African-American woman appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
See also
- List of first women lawyers and judges in Washington D.C. (Federal District)
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