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Andrew L. Carter Jr.

American judge (born 1969)

Summary

American judge (born 1969)

Field	Value
name	Andrew L. Carter Jr.
image	Andrew_L_Carter_Jr.png
office	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
term_start	December 8, 2011
appointer	Barack Obama
predecessor	Victor Marrero
office1	Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
term_start1	2009
term_end1	December 8, 2011
birth_date
birth_place	Albany, Georgia, U.S.
education	University of Texas at Austin (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Harvard University (JD) Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 12, 1969) is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 2009 to 2011.

Early life and education

Born in Albany, Georgia, Carter received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 and his Juris Doctor in 1994 from Harvard Law School.

Career

Carter was a program assistant at the Ford Foundation from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 until 2005, he was an attorney at the Legal Aid Society, working in the Federal Defender Division from 2000 to 2005 and in the Criminal Defense Division from 1996 to 2000. From 2005 to 2009 Carter worked for the Federal Defenders of New York.

Federal judicial service

In 2009, Carter was appointed a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He remained in the post until taking up his lifetime appointment in the Southern District in 2011. Carter was recommended for an Article III judgeship by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York. On May 19, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Carter to fill a seat on the Southern District of New York that was vacated by Judge Victor Marrero, who assumed senior status on December 31, 2010. On September 15, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote. The Senate confirmed his nomination on December 5, 2011, by voice vote. He received his commission on December 8, 2011.

Notable cases

Carter has presided over several high-profile cases, including the corruption trial of Norman Seabrook and a breach of contract/copyright infringement trial involving the rapper Jay-Z. In September 2024, Carter would be the second judge to deny bail to Sean "Diddy" Combs.

References

(May 19, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Court". Office of the Press Secretary.
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(February 15, 2011). "Schumer recommends magistrate Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. to serve on Southern District Court". Senator Chuck Schumer.
MacMillan, Thomas. (14 November 2017). "Judge Tells Deadlocked Ex-Union Boss Jury to Keep Deliberating". Wall Street Journal.
(September 27, 2016). "Rap star Jay Z prevails in lawsuit over Roc-A-Fella logo". Reuters.
"Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail again in sex trafficking indictment".

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