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Robert Lee Carter
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1972
Robert Lee Carter , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Robert Lee Carter (March 11, 1917 – January 3, 2012) was an American lawyer, civil rights activist, who argued the Brown v Board of Education case before the Supreme Court, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education
- Lincoln University, PennsylvaniaA.B., 1937
- Howard University School of LawLL.B., 1940
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.M., 1941
Career
U.S. Army lieutenant, Air Corps, 1941-1944; NAACP, 1944-1968; legal assistant, 1944-1945; assistant special counsel, 1945-1956; general counsel, 1956-1968; Director, veteran affairs, American Veterans Committee, 1948-1949; Special assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1962; Fellow, Columbia University Urban Center, 1968-1969; Private practice, New York City, 1969-1972
Biography
Robert Lee Carter (March 11, 1917 – January 3, 2012) was an American lawyer, civil rights activist, who argued the Brown v Board of Education case before the Supreme Court, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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