2013 Retirement for Little Rock Federal Judge Susan Webber Carter
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: October 5, 2012
A long-serving federal judge in Little Rock is getting ready for retirement.
Judge Susan Webber Carter is on the list of "Future Judicial Vacancies" on the U.S. Courts website.
The list shows her taking senior status (judicial retirement) next August, when she turns 65.
According to her bio on the website, Judge Webber Carter was a law professor when President George H.W. Bush nominated her to the bench in 1990.
Her full bio from U.S. Courts website:
Federal Judicial Service:
Randolph-Macon Woman`s College, B.A., 1970
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, M.P.A., 1973
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1975-1976
Faculty, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1976-1990
Assistant professor and assistant dean, 1976-1978
Associate professor, 1980-1983
Professor, 1983-1990
Research assistant, Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1979
Visiting assistant professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, 1980
Visiting associate professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1981
Visiting associate professor, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1982-1983
Photo courtesy: Arkansas Times Arkansas Blog
Judge Susan Webber Carter is on the list of "Future Judicial Vacancies" on the U.S. Courts website.
The list shows her taking senior status (judicial retirement) next August, when she turns 65.
According to her bio on the website, Judge Webber Carter was a law professor when President George H.W. Bush nominated her to the bench in 1990.
Her full bio from U.S. Courts website:
Federal Judicial Service:
- Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas. Nominated by George H.W. Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy. Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Service terminated on December 1, 1990, due to statutory reassignment of judgeship.
- Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas. Nominated by George H.W. Bush on September 21, 1989, to a seat vacated by Elsijane Trimble Roy. Confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 1990, and received commission on January 24, 1990. Served as chief judge, 1998-2005.
Randolph-Macon Woman`s College, B.A., 1970
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, M.P.A., 1973
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. J. Smith Henley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1975-1976
Faculty, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1976-1990
Assistant professor and assistant dean, 1976-1978
Associate professor, 1980-1983
Professor, 1983-1990
Research assistant, Arkansas Constitutional Convention, 1979
Visiting assistant professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, 1980
Visiting associate professor, Ohio State University College of Law, 1981
Visiting associate professor, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1982-1983
Photo courtesy: Arkansas Times Arkansas Blog
