James Marshall Carter
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James Marshall Carter was a United States federal judge
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Born in Santa Barbara, California
, Carter received an A.B.
from Pomona College
in 1924 and a J.D.
from the University of Southern California Law School
in 1927. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California
from 1928 to 1940. He was a Teacher, Police School, Los Angeles Board of Education, California from 1934 to 1935. He was a Director, State Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, California from 1940 to 1942. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California
in 1943. He was a Chief assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California from 1943 to 1946. He was a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1946 to 1949.
Carter was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
. Carter was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
on September 23, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on October 15, 1949, and received his commission on October 18, 1949. He served as chief judge from 1966-1967. Carter served in that capacity until December 1, 1967, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Carter was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
. Carter was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson
on November 6, 1967, to a seat vacated by Gilbert H. Jertberg
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 16, 1967, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
on September 30, 1971. Carter served in that capacity until November 18, 1979, due to his death.
He died in La Jolla, California.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, Carter received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Pomona College
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
in 1924 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from the University of Southern California Law School
University of Southern California Law School
The University of Southern California Law School , located in Los Angeles, California, is a law school within the University of Southern California...
in 1927. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
from 1928 to 1940. He was a Teacher, Police School, Los Angeles Board of Education, California from 1934 to 1935. He was a Director, State Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, California from 1940 to 1942. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1943. He was a Chief assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California from 1943 to 1946. He was a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California from 1946 to 1949.
Carter was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties in California: Imperial and San Diego. In terms of filed indictments, it is one of the busiest criminal districts in the United States...
. Carter was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
on September 23, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on October 15, 1949, and received his commission on October 18, 1949. He served as chief judge from 1966-1967. Carter served in that capacity until December 1, 1967, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Carter was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Alaska* District of Arizona...
. Carter was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
on November 6, 1967, to a seat vacated by Gilbert H. Jertberg
Gilbert H. Jertberg
Gilbert H. Jertberg was a United States federal judge.Born in Springfield, Missouri, Jertberg was a Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War I, from 1917 to 1918. He received an A.B. from Stanford University in 1920 and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1922...
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 16, 1967, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on September 30, 1971. Carter served in that capacity until November 18, 1979, due to his death.
He died in La Jolla, California.