Background
Carpenter, Charles L. was born on March 24, 1917 in Hope, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ray E. and Willise E. (Ford) Carpente.
Carpenter, Charles L. was born on March 24, 1917 in Hope, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ray E. and Willise E. (Ford) Carpente.
Student, Little Rock Junior College, 1935—1938. Juris Doctor, University Arkansas, 1941.
Assistant city attorney, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 1946—1948, 1964—1966. Private practice, 1941, 1946—1951, from 1953. City attorney Sherwood, Arkansas, 1948—1970.
Captain United States Army, 1941-1946, colonel United States Army, 1951-1956.
Fellow: Arkansas Bar Foundation. Member: American Judicature Society, Air Force Retired Judge Advisers Association, International Bar Association, North Pulaski Bar Association, Arkansas Judicial Council(honorary) (life), Pulaski County Bar Association, Arkansas Bar Association (house delegations 1973-1976, 1977-1978, 1981-1983, tenured member house delegations since 1982, Golden Gavel award 1982, E.J. Ransick award 1985), International Bar Association, Little Rock Air Force Base Officers, Woodmen World, North Little Rock Elks.
Married Elaine M. McDonald. Children: Charles L., Thomas M.