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James G. Carr

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Senior status. Born 1940.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Jan 27, 1994
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
May 6, 1994
Commissioned
May 9, 1994
Senior status
Jun 1, 2010

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1979-1994
  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2002-2008

Education

  • B.A., Kenyon College, 1966
  • LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1969

Career

  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1966-1968
  • Staff attorney, Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, Illinois, 1968-1970
  • Adjunct professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1969
  • Adjunct professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1970
  • Associate professor, University of Toledo College of Law, 1970-1979
  • Assistant prosecutor, Lucas County, Ohio, 1972-1973

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

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