Who appointed Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.?

President Barack Obama appointed Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2011.

Was Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 5, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 2011 / Active

Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1994. Sources ↓

Born: 1969 · age 57
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Texas 1991 · Harvard Law School 1994
Succeeded: Victor Marrero

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2011	Southern District of New York succeeded Victor Marrero	Obama (D)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

University of Texas	B.A.	1991
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1994

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Carter was assigned 4,158 district-court cases (2010–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 211 days across 3,535 closed cases.

Other civil matters33%

Civil rights21%

Labor & ERISA8%

Contract7%

Intellectual property7%

Other federal statutes5%

Other19%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 127 of Carter’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 89 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 13 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.?: President Barack Obama appointed Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2011.
Was Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Andrew Lamar Carter Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 5, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. on?: Andrew Lamar Carter Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sources

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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).