About Julia Cooper Mack
Lived 1920 – 2014 (aged 93). Julia Cooper Mack was an American judge and journalist.
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 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 K. Duncan, who later became the first African American woman appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Who was Julia Cooper Mack?
American judge (1920-2014)
When was Julia Cooper Mack born?
Julia Cooper Mack was born on 17 July 1920 in Fayetteville.
When did Julia Cooper Mack die?
Julia Cooper Mack died on 17 January 2014 in Washington, D.C..
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Julia Cooper Mack was a judge and journalist.
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Julia Cooper Mack was American.
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