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David O. Carter

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Active service.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Nominated
June 25, 1998
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
October 1, 1998
Committee action
Reported (favorably), October 8, 1998
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
October 21, 1998
Commissioned
October 22, 1998
American Bar Association rating
Qualified

Born 1944, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

All judges of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • District attorney, Orange County, California, 1972-1981
  • Judge, Orange County [California] Municipal Court, 1981-1982; Western Division, 1981-1982; Eastern Division, 1982
  • Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange, 1982-1998
  • Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2007-2011

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