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James Marshall Carter
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
James Marshall Carter served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Nov 16, 1967. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Nov 16, 1967
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1904
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaHarry S Truman · Oct 15, 1949 – Dec 1, 1967
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitLyndon B. Johnson · Nov 16, 1967 – Nov 18, 1979
Education
- Harvard Law School
- Pomona CollegeA.B., 1924
- University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)J.D., 1927
Career
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1928-1940, 1943; Teacher, Police School, Los Angeles Board of Education, California, 1934-1935; Director, State Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, California, 1940-1942; Chief assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1943-1946; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1946-1949; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1968-1971
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