David O. Carter
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The Honorable David O. Carter |
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| Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
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Assumed office October 22, 1998 |
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| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | William J. Rea |
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March 28, 1944 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Residence | Laguna Beach, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
David O. Carter (born March 28, 1944 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a United States District Court Judge for the Central District of California.
Carter received his bachelor's degree (B.A. cum laude 1967) (he lettered in cross country and track on the teams of Jim Bush) and his law degree (J.D. 1972) from the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from college, Carter accepted a commission in the United States Marine Corps. He served in the Vietnam War where he fought in the Battle of Khe Sahn, receiving a Bronze Star for valor in 1968. He was medically discharged as a First Lieutenant after receiving two Purple Hearts.
Carter began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney's Office in 1972 where he became the senior deputy district attorney in charge of the office's homicide division. Carter filed charges and was the initial prosecutor in the case of serial killer William Bonin, also known as "The Freeway Killer," who became the first person executed by lethal injection in California in 1996.
In 1981, Carter joined the bench as a Municipal Court Judge in Orange County, California. One year later, he became an Orange County Superior Judge, a position that he held until joining the federal judiciary in 1998. Carter initiated a variety of programs to assist in the rehabilitation of convicted felons, including a tattoo removal program for gang members, and was active in planning the county's Law Day festivities. He earned the nickname "King David" from attorneys while serving as the Supervising Judge of the court's Criminal Division.
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