Carter was a program assistant at the
Ford Foundation from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 until 2005, he was an attorney at the
Legal Aid Society, working in the Federal Defender Division from 2000 to 2005 and in the Criminal Defense Division from 1996 to 2000. From 2005 to 2009 Carter worked for the Federal Defenders of New York.
Federal judicial service In 2009, Carter was appointed a
United States magistrate judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He remained in the post until taking up his lifetime appointment in the Southern District in 2011. Carter was recommended for an
Article III judgeship by Senator
Chuck Schumer of New York. On May 19, 2011, President
Barack Obama nominated Carter to fill a seat on the Southern District of New York that was vacated by Judge
Victor Marrero, who assumed
senior status on December 31, 2010. and a breach of contract/copyright infringement trial involving the rapper
Jay-Z. In September 2024, Carter would be the second judge to deny bail to
Sean "Diddy" Combs. == See also ==