W. Allen Pepper Jr.
{{Short description|American judge}}
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| office = Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
| term_start = July 7, 1999
| term_end = January 24, 2012
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| appointer = Bill Clinton
| predecessor = Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr.
| successor = Debra M. Brown
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| birth_place = Greenwood, Mississippi
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|01|24|1941|07|20}}
| death_place = Jackson, Mississippi
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University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D.)
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William Allen Pepper Jr.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lah8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT319|page=319|title=Mississippi's Federal Courts: A History|year=2019|last=Hargrove|first=David M.|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-4968-1949-9 }} (July 20, 1941 – January 24, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Education and career
Born in Greenwood, Mississippi,{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__87AQAAIAAJ&q=W.+Allen+Pepper+Jr.+1941|title=The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory|date=1 January 1991|publisher=Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated|isbn=9781561600021|via=Google Books}} Pepper received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 1963 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1968. He was in private practice in Cleveland, Mississippi from 1968 to 1999.
Federal judicial service
On March 8, 1999, Pepper was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi vacated by Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. Pepper was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30, 1999, and received his commission on July 7, 1999. His service was terminated on January 24, 2012, due to his death.{{cite web|url=http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120124/NEWS01/120124028/Federal-judge-W-Allen-Pepper-Jr-dies |title=Federal judge, W. Allen Pepper Jr., dies | Hattiesburg American |publisher=hattiesburgamerican.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}}
References
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External links
- {{FJC Bio|nid=1390956}}
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Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Category:People from Greenwood, Mississippi
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
Category:University of Mississippi alumni
Category:University of Mississippi School of Law alumni