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Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born 1969.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
May 19, 2011
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Dec 5, 2011
Commissioned
Dec 8, 2011

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2009-2011

Education

  • B.A., University of Texas, 1991
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1994

Career

  • Program assistant, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1994-1996
  • Staff attorney, Legal Aid Society, New York City, 1996-2005
  • criminal defense division, 1996-2000
  • federal defenders division, 2000-2005
  • Attorney, Federal Defenders of New York, Brooklyn, New York, 2005-2009
  • staff attorney, 2005-2006
  • supervising attorney, 2006-2009

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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