Catherine D. Perry
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Catherine D. Perry is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. She earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Oklahoma 1977 · Washington Law 1980
- Succeeded
- Clyde S. Cahill Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Sarah Elizabeth Pitlyk
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Clyde S. Cahill Jr. | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Oklahoma | B.A. | 1977 |
| Washington University School of Law | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Perry was assigned 4,927 district-court cases (1988–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 246 days across 4,826 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 308 of Perry’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 275 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 10 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Perry authored 129 published opinions for the court (1993–2011). Most cited: Emmenegger v. Bull Moose Tube Co. (35 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Emmenegger v. Bull Moose Tube Co. | 33 F. Supp. 2d 1127 | 35 |
| 2000 | Bruce v. First USA Bank, Nat. Ass'n | 103 F. Supp. 2d 1135 | 22 |
| 2003 | United States v. Strauser | 247 F. Supp. 2d 1135 | 20 |
| 1996 | Bolon v. Rolla Public Schools | 917 F. Supp. 1423 | 20 |
| 1994 | Oxford House-C v. City of St. Louis | 843 F. Supp. 1556 | 19 |
| 2004 | Universal Underwriters Insurance v. Lou Fusz Automotive Network, Inc. | 300 F. Supp. 2d 888 | 17 |
| 1997 | McHugh v. Physicians Health Plan of Greater St. Louis, Inc. | 953 F. Supp. 296 | 17 |
| 1998 | Tokar v. Bowersox | 1 F. Supp. 2d 986 | 16 |
| 1995 | Shrink Missouri Government PAC v. Maupin | 892 F. Supp. 1246 | 16 |
| 2004 | Steak N Shake Co. v. Burger King Corp. | 323 F. Supp. 2d 983 | 14 |
| 1998 | Shrink Missouri Government PAC v. Adams | 5 F. Supp. 2d 734 | 14 |
| 2008 | Cole v. Roper | 579 F. Supp. 2d 1246 | 13 |
| 2008 | In Re Genetically Modified Rice Litigation | 576 F. Supp. 2d 1063 | 13 |
| 2006 | Poehl v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. | 464 F. Supp. 2d 882 | 12 |
| 1998 | Emmenegger v. Bull Moose Tube Co. | 13 F. Supp. 2d 980 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 129 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Catherine D. Perry?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Catherine D. Perry to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1994.
- Was Catherine D. Perry appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Catherine D. Perry was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Catherine D. Perry's confirmation vote?
- Catherine D. Perry was confirmed by voice vote on October 6, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Catherine D. Perry on?
- Catherine D. Perry is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).