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Charles Carr
Charles Hardy Carr (1903-1976) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Carr was nominated to the Southern District of California by President John F. Kennedy on July 12, 1962, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1962, and received his commission on August 14, 1962. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on August 18, 1973. He served the Central District of California until his death on March 13, 1976. Carr was succeeded in this position by Robert Firth.
Early life and education
- Vanderbilt University, A.B., 1925
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1926
Professional career
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1926-1929
- Instructor, Southwestern University, Los Angeles, 1930-1931
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1931-1933
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1933-1936
- Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1936-1940
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1940-1943
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1943-1946
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1946-1962
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of California
Carr was nominated to the Southern District of California by President John F. Kennedy on July 12, 1962, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on August 9, 1962, and received his commission on August 14, 1962. He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
Central District of California
He served the Southern District of California until he was assigned to the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. He assumed senior status on August 18, 1973. He served the Central District of California until his death on March 13, 1976. Carr was succeeded in this position by Robert Firth.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Central District of California 1966–1973 Seat #12 |
Succeeded by: Robert Firth |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of California 1962 - 1966 |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dana Sabraw • Janis Sammartino • Cathy Bencivengo • Cynthia A. Bashant • Ruth Bermudez Montenegro • Andrew Schopler • James Simmons (California) • Todd Robinson (California) • Linda Lopez (California) • Jinsook Ohta • Robert Huie | ||
| Senior judges |
Michael Anello • Roger Benitez • William Hayes • Thomas Whelan • John Houston (California) • Barry Moskowitz • Jeffrey Miller • James Lorenz • Marilyn Huff • Anthony J. Battaglia • Gonzalo Curiel • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Barbara Major • William Gallo • Karen Crawford • Bernard Skomal • Jill L. Burkhardt • Mitchell D. Dembin • Michael Berg (federal magistrate judge) • Allison Goddard • Daniel Butcher (California) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Erskine Mayo Ross • James Marshall Carter • Ogden Hoffman • James McHall Jones • Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier • Fletcher Mathews Haight • Olin Wellborn • Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe • Oscar Trippet • William James • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Rudi Brewster • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Napoleon Jones • Edward Henning • Paul John McCormick • John Clifford Wallace • George Cosgrave • Harry Aaron Hollzer • Albert Lee Stephens, Sr. • Leon Rene Yankwich • Ralph Jenney • Campbell Beaumont • Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. • William Byrne, Sr. • Charles Carr • Thurmond Clarke • Elisha Crary • Jesse Curtis • William Gray (California) • Peirson Hall • Andrew Hauk • Irving Hill • Reuben Brooks • Leo Papas • Francis Whelan • Earl Gilliam • Lawrence Irving • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Leland Nielsen • James O'Connor (California) • John Rhoades • Edward Schwartz • Ernest Tolin • Jacob Weinberger • Harry Westover • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Marshall Carter • Irma Gonzalez (federal judge) • Gordon Thompson • Larry Burns • Marilyn Huff • Paul John McCormick • Leon Rene Yankwich • William Byrne, Sr. • Thurmond Clarke • Peirson Hall • Judith Keep • Fred Kunzel • William Mathes • Edward Schwartz • Howard Turrentine • Benjamin Harrison (Federal Judge) • | ||
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
