Gregory Wright Carman | |
Office: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade |
Term Start: | September 15, 2014 |
Term End: | April 5, 2020 |
Office1: | Chief Judge of the United States Court of International Trade |
Term Start1: | October 31, 1996 |
Term End1: | November 1, 2003 |
Predecessor1: | Dominick L. DiCarlo |
Successor1: | Jane A. Restani |
Office2: | Judge of the United States Court of International Trade |
Term Start2: | March 2, 1983 |
Term End2: | September 15, 2014 |
Appointer2: | Ronald Reagan |
Predecessor2: | Scovel Richardson |
Successor2: | Jennifer Choe-Groves |
State3: | New York |
Term Start3: | January 3, 1981 |
Term End3: | January 3, 1983 |
Predecessor3: | Jerome Ambro |
Successor3: | Robert J. Mrazek |
Office4: | Member of the Oyster Bay Town Board |
Term Start4: | 1972 |
Term End4: | 1981 |
Birth Name: | Gregory Wright Carman |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1937 |
Birth Place: | Farmingdale, New York |
Death Place: | Melville, New York |
Resting Place: | Powell Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York |
Party: | Republican |
Education: | St. Lawrence University (BA) St. John's University School of Law (JD) |
Occupation: | Attorney |
Branch: | United States Army |
Serviceyears: | 1958–1964 |
Rank: | Captain |
Unit: | J.A.G. Corps |
Gregory Wright Carman (January 31, 1937 – April 5, 2020) was a senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade and was also a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Carman was born on January 31, 1937, in Farmingdale, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University in 1958 and he received a Juris Doctor from the St. John's University School of Law in 1962. Carman attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps. He served in the Army JAG Corps from 1958 until 1964. He worked in private practice in Farmingdale, New York, from 1961 to 1983. He was a member of the Town Board of Oyster Bay, New York from 1972 until 1981.[1]
Carman was elected to the 97th United States Congress in 1980, defeating incumbent Democrat Jerome Ambro, and represented New York's 3rd congressional district from January 3, 1981, until January 3, 1983. He was not a candidate for re-election to the 98th United States Congress
On January 31, 1983, President Reagan nominated Carman to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Scovel Richardson. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1983, and he received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1996 until 2003. He assumed senior status on September 15, 2014.
Carman died in Melville, New York on April 5, 2020.[2]