Hon. James Carr

US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Judge Carr is a graduate of Kenyon College and Harvard Law Schol. He practiced law in Chicago from 1966 until 1970, when he joined the faculty of the University of Toledo College of Law. In 1979, he became U.S.

Magistrate Judge; in 1994 he became a District Judge.

Federal Judicial Service:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 27, 1994 to a seat vacated by Richard B. McQuade, Jr.

Confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994, and received commission on May 9, 1994.

Chief Judge from December 21, 2004 - June 1, 2010.

Assumed senior status on June 1, 2010.

Professional Career:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1966-1968

Staff attorney, Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, Illinois, 1968-1970

Adjunct professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1969

Adjunct professor, Loyola University, Chicago, School of Law, 1970

Professor, University of Toledo College of Law, 1970-1979

Assistant prosecutor, Lucas County Prosecutor's Office, Ohio, 1972-1973

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 1979-1994

U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Washington, DC 2002 - 2008