William C. Carpenter, Jr.
William C. Carpenter, Jr. was a judge on the New Castle County Superior Court in Delaware.[1] He was first appointed in 1993 by former governor Tom Carper, and reappointed in 2005 by Ruth Ann Minner.[2]
Carpenter Jr. retired from the court in 2023.[3]
Education
Carpenter earned his undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Delaware. In 1976, he received his J.D. from Widener University School of Law.[2]
Career
Carpenter worked briefly as an attorney for a private practice after he graduated from law school. He then became Assistant United States Attorney for over 8 years. In 1985, he was appointed by President Reagan to be the District of Delaware's United States Attorney. He continued in this position through the Bush and Clinton administrations.[2]
Awards and associations
- Chair elect, National Conference of State Trial Judges
- Executive committee, Sections Officers Conference (SOC) of the American Bar Association
- Chair, ABA Judicial Division membership committee
- Member, American Bar Association, the Delaware Bar Association, American Judicature Society, and the American Inns of Court
- Board of directors, Blood Bank of Delaware, the American Red Cross and the DuPont Country Club[2]
See also
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
