Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1967 / Served to 1979

James Marshall Carter

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967 and confirmed by voice vote, James Marshall Carter was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law) in 1927. He previously served on the Southern District of California.Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, November 16, 1967

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Pomona College 1924 · University of Southern California Law School (now Gould Law) 1927
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1949Southern District of CaliforniaTruman (D)voice
1967Ninth Circuit · succeeded Gilbert H. JertbergJohnson (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

12 years on the Ninth Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).