Perry, Joseph Samuel Born November 30, 1896, in Carbon Hill, AL Died February 18, 1984 Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Nominated by Harry S Truman on July 13, 1951, to a seat vacated by Elwyn R. Shaw. Confirmed by the Senate on August 21, 1951, and received commission on August 22, 1951. Assumed senior status on November 29, 1971. Service terminated on February 18, 1984, due to death. Education: University of Alabama, A.B., 1923 University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, M.A., 1925 University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1927 Professional Career: U.S. Navy, 1918-1919 Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1928-1933 Master in chancery, Illinois Circuit Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1933-1937 Private practice, Wheaton, Illinois, 1933-1937, 1943-1951 State senator from Forty-First District, Illinois, 1937-1943 Illinois Militia, 1942-1944 Public administrator, DuPage County, Illinois, 1949-1951