James Gray Carr (born November 14, 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
James G. Carr
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Born 1940 in Boston, MA
FJC ID: 383
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 8/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 9/year
Ohio Northern District Court · 1994–2010
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Associate professor · 1970–1979- Lucas County, OhioAssistant prosecutor · 1972–1973
- Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, IllinoisStaff attorney · 1968–1970
Adjunct professor · 1970- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of TechnologyAdjunct professor · 1969
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois1966–1968
Appointments
1994–2010 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
LL.B. · 1969- Kenyon CollegeB.A. · 1966