George C. Carr Explained

George C. Carr
Office:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Term Start:1989
Term End:1990
Predecessor:William Terrell Hodges
Successor:Susan H. Black
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Term Start1:December 16, 1977
Term End1:January 26, 1990
Appointer1:Jimmy Carter
Predecessor1:Charles R. Scott
Successor1:Anne C. Conway
Birth Name:George Carter Carr
Birth Date:26 July 1929
Birth Place:Lakeland, Florida
Death Place:Lakeland, Florida
Education:University of Florida (BSBA)
Fredric G. Levin College of Law (LLB)

George Carter Carr (July 26, 1929 – January 26, 1990) was an American lawyer and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Education and career

Born in Lakeland, Florida, Carr received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Florida in 1951 and his Bachelor of Laws from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1954. Carr was in private practice in Florida from 1954 to 1978. He served as assistant county attorney to the Board of County Commissioners of Polk County from 1959 to 1973 and county attorney from 1973 to 1978.

Federal judicial service

President Jimmy Carter nominated Carr to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on November 21, 1977, to the seat vacated by Judge Charles R. Scott. Confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 1977, he received commission the next day. Carr served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1990. He remained on the court until his death at age 60 from a brain tumor on January 26, 1990, in Lakeland.[1] He was succeeded on the court by Judge Anne C. Conway.

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Notes and References

  1. News: George Carter Carr, Federal Judge, 60. AP. The New York Times . 28 January 1990 .