James H. Carter
{{Short description|American judge (1935–2016)}}
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| name = James H. Carter
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| office = Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
| term_start = August 14, 1982
| term_end = October 16, 2006
| nominator = Robert D. Ray
| predecessor = Robert G. Allbee
| successor = Brent Appel
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|01|18}}
| birth_place = Waverly, Iowa
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|02|27|1935|01|18}}
| education = University of Iowa (BA, JD)
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James Harvey Carter{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0000unse_p8b5/page/178/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Law, 2007-2008|year=2007|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|page=179}} (January 18, 1935 – February 27, 2016) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1982 until 2006.Charlotte Eby, "[http://www.globegazette.com/news/state-and-regional/article_bc567136-ef13-540a-91cf-0eb7348726b7.html Three finalists for Supreme Court vacancy announced]", Globe Gazette, Des Moines Bureau (October 4, 2006).
Education
Carter was born in Waverly, Iowa and grew up in Clarksville, Iowa.{{Cite web |title=James H. Carter (1982-2006) |url=https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/educational-resources-and-services/iowa-courts-history/past-justices/james-h-carter/ |website=Iowa Courts}} He graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A., then from the University of Iowa College of Law with a J.D., where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school, Carter was a Notes Editor of the Iowa Law Review.
Legal and judicial career
After graduating from law school, Carter worked as a judicial clerk to Judge Henry Norman Graven of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. He then practiced law in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll until 1973, when he was appointed to the Iowa District Court. In 1976, he was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals, and in 1982, he was appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court. Carter retired in 2006.{{Cite news |last=Mehaffey |first=Trish |date=February 29, 2016 |title=Retired Iowa Supreme Court justice was "brilliant legal scholar, true gentleman" |work=The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.com/news/retired-iowa-supreme-court-justice-was-brilliant-legal-scholar-true-gentleman/}} Carter died on February 27, 2016.{{Cite web |title=Retired Iowa Supreme Court justice was "brilliant legal scholar, true gentleman" |url=https://www.thegazette.com/news/retired-iowa-supreme-court-justice-was-brilliant-legal-scholar-true-gentleman/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=www.thegazette.com |language=en-US}}
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| before = Robert G. Allbee
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| years = 1982–2006
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Category:Justices of the Iowa Supreme Court
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:20th-century Iowa state court judges
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