Patrick Carr (Louisiana)

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Patrick Carr

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Education

Law

Loyola University, New Orleans School of Law, 1950

Personal
Birthplace
Mississippi

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Patrick Eugene Carr (1922-1998) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Carr was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 14, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1991. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on June 1, 1998.[1] Carr was succeeded in this position by Helen Berrigan.

Early life and education

  • Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, LL.B., 1950[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Air Corps Sergeant, 1940-1945
  • Private practice, Metairie, Louisiana, 1950-1975
  • Judge, Division, 24th Judicial District Court of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, 1975-1979[1]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Louisiana

Carr was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 14, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 25, 1979, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1991. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on June 1, 1998.[1] Carr was succeeded in this position by Helen Berrigan.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Eastern District of Louisiana
1979–1991
Seat #12
Succeeded by:
Helen Berrigan