James Marshall Carter (March 11, 1904 – November 18, 1979) was a

United States circuit judge In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. Often called "Article III judges", federal judges include the chief justice and associate justices of the U.S. Su ...

of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts for the following federal judicial districts: * Distric ...

and previously was a United States district judge of the

United States District Court for the Southern District of California The United States District Court for the Southern District of California (in case citations, S.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are ap ...

Education and career

Born on March 11, 1904, in Santa Barbara,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, Carter received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalism in the United States, Congregationalists ...

in 1924. He attended

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...

before he received a

Juris Doctor A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. In the United States and the Philippines, it is the only qualifying law degree. Other j ...

from

University of Southern California Law School The University of Southern California Gould School of Law located in Los Angeles, California, is the law school of the University of Southern California. The oldest law school in the Southwestern United States, USC Law traces its beginnings to 18 ...

in 1927. He was in private practice of law with

John C. Packard John Cooper Packard (November 1, 1892 – July 28, 1956) was an American attorney and politician who served on the California Industrial Welfare Commission from 1939 to 1947, and as its chairman from 1940 to 1947. He was for many years an attor ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

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

Los Angeles Board of Education Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is a public school district in Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the List of United States count ...

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

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

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

Assistant United States Attorney An assistant United States attorney (AUSA) is an official career civil service position in the U.S. Department of Justice composed of lawyers working under the U.S. attorney of each U.S. federal judicial district. They represent the federal gov ...

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

United States Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal ...

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

Tomoya Kawakita Tomoya is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Tomoya can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *友也, "friend, to be" *友矢, "friend, arrow" *友哉, "friend, how (interrogative particle)" ...

for treason.

Federal judicial service

Carter was nominated by President

Harry S Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th Vice president of the United States, vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Frank ...

on September 23, 1949, to the

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

United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...

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

Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served a ...

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

La Jolla La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood in San Diego, California, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781. The climate is mild, with an average daily temperature o ...

, California.

Honor

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

San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...

was named the James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse 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 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 Lawyers from Santa Barbara, California 20th-century American lawyers Assistant United States attorneys Culbert Olson administration personnel Culbert Olson political appointees