Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.

Judge Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

1969

Birthplace:

Albany, GA

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

University of Texas

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1991

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1994

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/8/2011

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

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