John A. Terry

American judge (1933–2021)

John Alfred Terry^[3] (May 6, 1933 – September 5, 2021) was a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia.

Born in Utica, New York, Terry was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended John Burroughs School. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1954 before enrolling at Georgetown University Law Center in 1957.^[4] In 1962, he joined the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Beginning in 1969, he served as chief of the appellate division for 13 years until he was appointed to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in 1982. He took senior status in 2006. Terry died in September 2021.^[5]

References

1. Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
2. Nomination of John A. Terry To Be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals , May 5, 1982.
3. Who's Who in American Law, 1998-1999. Marquis Who's Who. 1998. p. 775. ISBN 978-0-8379-3513-3.
4. "DC Bar - Remembering D.C. Court of Appeals Judge John A. Terry".
5. "John Terry, appeals court judge, dies at 88". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

Sources

• The Honorable John A. Terry Senior Judge District of Columbia Court of Appeals at the Wayback Machine (archived February 6, 2012)
• Interview with Hon. John A. Terry, Oral History Project, Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit
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