Charles Hardy Carr
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Hardy Carr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1926. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1903–1976
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1962
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Vanderbilt 1925 · Yale Law School 1926
- Succeeded by
- Robert Firth
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Southern District of California | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1966 | Central District of California | Reassigned | – |
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
| Vanderbilt University | A.B. | 1925 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1926 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Carr authored 5 published opinions for the court (1964–1968). Most cited: Dietemann v. Time, Incorporated (15 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Dietemann v. Time, Incorporated | 284 F. Supp. 925 | 15 |
| 1964 | Warren v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | 234 F. Supp. 223 | 10 |
| 1967 | Erlich v. Glasner | 274 F. Supp. 11 | 5 |
| 1964 | United States v. Von's Grocery Company | 233 F. Supp. 976 | 4 |
| 1964 | United States v. General Motors Corporation | 234 F. Supp. 85 | 0 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Charles Hardy Carr?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Charles Hardy Carr to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 1962.
- Was Charles Hardy Carr appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Hardy Carr was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Hardy Carr's confirmation vote?
- Charles Hardy Carr was confirmed by voice vote on August 9, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Hardy Carr on?
- Charles Hardy Carr was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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9 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).