Gene Carter
| Gene Carter | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Maine | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 6/23/1983 - 1/2/2003 |
| Chief: | 1989 - 1996 |
| Senior: | 1/2/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Edward Gignoux |
| Succeeded by: | John Woodcock |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1935 |
| Home State: | Milbridge, ME |
| Bachelors: | University of Maine, B.A., 1958 |
| Law School: | New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1961 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army Reserve, 1962-1968 |
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Early life and education
Born in Milbridge, Maine, Carter was educated at the University of Maine, earning his B.A. in 1958 and the New York University School of Law, earning his LL.B. in 1961.[1]
Military service
From 1962-1968 Carter served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps. [1]
Professional career
Carter began his career as a law clerk to Judge J. Spencer Bell of the Fourth Circuit from 1961-62. He went on to serve a period in the military as a JAG. He returned to civilian life and private practice in Bangor ME in 1965. He spent 15 years in private practice before joining the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1980.[1]
Judicial career
District of Maine
Carter was nominated to the federal court by President Ronald Reagan on May 26, 1983, to fill the seat vacated by Edward Gignoux. After his nomination by Reagan the U.S. Senate confirmed him on June 22, 1983, and he was commissioned the next day. He was the twelfth federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Carter assumed senior status on January 2, 2003. Carter was succeeded in this position by John Woodcock.[1]
Maine supreme court
Carter was appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on September 15, 1980 by Gov. Joseph Brennan, a Democrat. He served on this court until July 4, 1983. [2][1]
See also
External links
- List of all judges who have served on the U.S. District court for the District of Maine.
- Biography of Gene Carter from the Cleaves Law Library.
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Carter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Biography of Gene Carter from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ List of associate justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, from Cleaves Law Library
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Gignoux |
District of Maine 1983–present Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Woodcock |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
D. Brock Hornby • Gene Carter • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Margaret Kravchuk • John Rich • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David Sewall • Albion Keith Parris • Ashur Ware • Edward Fox • Nathan Webb • Clarence Hale • John Andrew Peters • John Clifford • Edward Gignoux • George Mitchell • Conrad Cyr • Morton Brody • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
George Singal • D. Brock Hornby • Gene Carter • Edward Gignoux • | ||
