James G. Carr (Ohio)
James G. Carr is asenior judge for theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton. He is a formerchief judge of the court.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Carr received his bachelor's degree from Kenyon College in 1966 and his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1969.[1]
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
- Associate professor, University of Toledo College of Law, 1970-1979
- Assistant prosecutor, Lucas County Prosecutor's Office, Ohio, 1972-1973[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Ohio
From 1979 to 1994, Carr was afederal magistrate judge in theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio before being appointed toArticle III federal judge.[1]
On the recommendation of Senator John Glenn, Carr was nominated to theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio by PresidentBill Clinton onJanuary 27, 1994 to a seat vacated byRichard McQuade Carr was confirmed by the U.S. Senate onMay 6, 1994 on a Senate vote and received commission onMay 9, 1994.[2] He served aschief judge of the court from 2004 to 2010. He assumed senior status onJune 1, 2010.[1] He was succeeded to this post byJeffrey J. Helmick.
Noteworthy cases
Ohio terror plot case (2009)
- See also:United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (United States, v. Mohammad Amawi, et al., 3:06-cr-00719-JGC)
- See also:United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (United States, v. Mohammad Amawi, et al., 3:06-cr-00719-JGC)
Judge Carr presided in the trial of a Ohio man who planned a terrorist plot to kill US troops. On October 21, 2009, the judge sentenced Mohammad Amawi to twenty years in prison for his involvement in the plot. FBI informants were used as evidence to find that Amawi and two other men planned to kill troops on certain military bases. The case was subsequently appealed, and Carr's ruling was upheld.[3]
Government freezes charity's assets without warrant (2009)
Judge Carr ruled against federal authorities on August 18, 2009 for attempting to freeze assets of an Ohio-based charitable organization. The judge ruled against authorities who attempted to freeze the assets of KindHearts Humanitarian Development over allegations that the group has ties to the terrorist organization Hamas.[4]
Carr found that federal authorities failed to obtain a warrant in which prevented federal authorities from freezing the organizations assets.[4]
See also
External links
Officeholder United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio |
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.4James Carr's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center.
- ↑The Library of Congress, James Carr USDC, NDOH confirmation: PN1044-103
- ↑"Associated Press" Man in Ohio Terror Case gets 20 years, October 21, 2009
- ↑4.04.1Cleveland Plain Dealer "Judge: US Wrong to Freeze Charity's Assets," August 19, 2009
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