Edward Carnes' Biography
- Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Eleventh Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Elbert P. Tuttle Courthouse
56 Forsyth Street, Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30303
Full Name:
Edward Earl Carnes
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1950
Birth Place:
Albertville, AL
JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
BS, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, 1972
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Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2013-present
Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1992-2013
Chief, Capital Punishment Post-Conviction Litigation Division, Alabama State Attorney General's Office, 1981-1992
Assistant State Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1975-1992
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, September 9, 1992
Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, January 27, 1992
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-present
Chair, Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, 2001-2004
Member, Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules, 1997-2001