Background
The son of future California Supreme Court Justice Jesse W. Carter. Judge Carter was born in San Francisco, California where his father was attending the Golden Gate University School of Law.
The son of future California Supreme Court Justice Jesse W. Carter. Judge Carter was born in San Francisco, California where his father was attending the Golden Gate University School of Law.
Student Stanford, 1928-1932. Bachelor of Laws, University of California, 1935.
Carter received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1935. He was in private practice in Redding, California from 1936 to 1938. He was an Assistant district attorney of Shasta County, California from 1938 to 1939.
He returned to private practice in Redding from 1940 to 1950, and served in the California State Senate from 1941 to 1949.
On September 27, 1950, Carter received a recess appointment from Harry South. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California created by 63 Statistics 493. Formally nominated on November 27, 1950, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1950, and received his commission on December 21, 1950.
He served as chief judge from 1970 to 1976, assuming senior status on April 7, 1976. Carter served in that capacity for just over two months, dying on June 14, 1976.
Probably the most famous case over which he presided was the trial of Patty Hearst.
Member California Senate, 5th Senatorial District, 1941-1949. Member Hastings College Law Alumni Association University of California.
Married Hildur Emlyn Westlind, October 11, 1941, (deceased. Married second, Mary Doctorate. Wallace, April.