John A. Terry (May 6, 1933 – September 5, 2021) was a judge of the

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, the highest court for the

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. Born in

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, Terry was raised in

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, and attended

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. He graduated magna cum laude from

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in 1954 before enrolling at

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in 1957. 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.

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Interview with Hon. John A. Terry, Oral History Project, Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit

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