James Marshall Carter (March 11, 1904 – November 18, 1979) was a United States circuit judge of the

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and previously was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born on March 11, 1904, in Santa Barbara,

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, Carter received an

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degree from

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in 1924. He attended

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before he received a

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from University of Southern California Law School in 1927. He was in private practice of law in

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, California from 1928 to 1940. He was a teacher at the Police School of the

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in California from 1934 to 1935. He was Director of the State Department of Motor Vehicles in

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, California from 1940 to 1942. He was in private practice of law in Los Angeles in 1943. He was Chief

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for the Southern District of California from 1943 to 1946. He was

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for the Southern District of California from 1946 to 1949. During this time, he prosecuted

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for treason.

Federal judicial service

Carter was nominated by President

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on September 23, 1949, to the

, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the

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on October 15, 1949, and received his commission on October 18, 1949. He served as Chief Judge from 1966 to 1967. His service was terminated on December 1, 1967, due to elevation to the Ninth Circuit. Carter was nominated by President

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on November 6, 1967, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Gilbert H. Jertberg. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 16, 1967, and received his commission the same day. He assumed

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on September 30, 1971. His service was terminated on November 18, 1979, due to his death in

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, California.

Honor

In a March 30, 2015, ceremony, the new federal courthouse in

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was named the

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to honor Carter and another federal judge.

References

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, James Marshall 1904 births 1979 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman 20th-century American judges Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson Pomona College alumni USC Gould School of Law alumni People from Santa Barbara, California 20th-century American lawyers Assistant United States Attorneys