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The Jesse Carter Collection

Jesse W. Carter graduated from Golden Gate College of Law in 1913 and served as Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court from 1939 until his death in 1959.

The Jesse Carter collection at Golden Gate University School of Law consists of copies of speeches given and articles written throughout his career, photographs, newspaper clippings, case files, and a painted portrait.

We gratefully acknowledge the donation of materials by Jesse Carter's grandson, Mr. Scott Carter.

Submissions from 2011 2011

Newspaper Clippings - Ethics Probe Considered

Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous Topics

Newspaper Clippings - The Death of Jesse Carter

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #10, Posthumous Ruling, 1959

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #1, March 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #2, April 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #3, May 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #4, June 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #5, July 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #6, August 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #7, September 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #8, October 1958

Newspaper Clippings - The Saga of Carter's Dam - #9, February 1959

Newspaper Clippings - The Speeding Ticket

Submissions from 2010 2010

Has the Cause for Constitutional Liberties Become Unpopular? The Role of the Supreme Court

Re. Stop Signs on Butterfield Road

Speech Delivered to Unknown Group Re. Carter's Dissents

Submissions from 1977 1977

Justice Jesse W. Carter: A Portrait of Greatness, Alumni Forum Editor,

Submissions from 1959 1959

Memorial Service for Justice Jesse W. Carter - Response For The Court

Supreme Court's Justice Carter Dies

In Memoriam - Jesse W. Carter, Daniel S. Carlton and Leon Green

Submissions from 1958 1958

Address Delivered at the Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Judge Stanley Mosk Entitled "The Administration of Justice"

Address Delivered at Town & Gown at the University of Southern California Campus Entitled "A Great Supreme Court"

Address Delivered Before a Meeting of the California Jury Commissioners Association Entitled "The American Jury System"

Address Delivered Before the Bar Association of Alameda County Entitled "The Chessman Case"

Address Delivered Before the Barristers Club of San Francisco Entitled "What is Wrong with the Supreme Court of the United States?"

Address Delivered Before the National Conference of Teamsters Lawyers Entitled "The American Labor Movement"

Letter to Wallace Myers

Submissions from 1957 1957

Address Delivered at a Seminar for Trade Union Leaders Entitled "The Courts and the Constitution"

Address Delivered Before the Jewish Professional Men's Club of Los Angeles Entitled "The 107th Anniversary of the Constitution of the United States"

Dissent in First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles v. County of Los Angeles

Submissions from 1956 1956

Address Delivered at the Commencement Exercises of Golden Gate College

Address Delivered Before the Exchange Club of San Francisco on the Subject of Searches and Seizures

Address Delivered Before the Student Bar Association of the University of Santa Clara Entitled "The American System for the Administration of Justice"

Submissions from 1955 1955

Address Delivered for the Redding Rotary Club on the 50th Anniversary of the Rotary International

Submissions from 1954 1954

Address Delivered at the Westside Jewish Community Center Entitled "The Right to Dissent"

Address Delivered Before the Bar Association of Riverside County Entitled "Will These Decisions Stand?"

Address Delivered Before the West Los Angeles University Synagogue on the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Recent Trends in Court Decisions

Recent Trend in Court Decisions in California, Jesse W. Carter

Submissions from 1953 1953

Address Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the National Lawyers Guild

Address Delivered Before the Bar Association of Monterey County Entitled "Challenges to Freedom"

Statement Delivered Relative to the Loyalty Oath Statute

Statement in Re. Sale of Five Acres of Land in the Town of Ross

Dissenting Opinions, Jesse W. Carter

Submissions from 1952 1952

Address Delivered Before the American Friends Service Committee at Their Conference on Liberty and Loyalty

Biography of Jesse Carter

Dissent in Rockwell v. State Bar, Unpublished Opinion

Submissions from 1951 1951

Address Before the San Francisco City Attorneys' Luncheon Entitled "The Claims Statutes"

Address Delivered Before the National Association Claimants' Compensation Attorneys

Submissions from 1950 1950

Statement of Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California Relative to His Refusal to Sign the So-Called State Loyalty Oath

Submissions from 1940 1940

Our State's Highest Tribunal: The Court and the Justices, Edward F. O'Day

Submissions from 1939 1939

Address on Induction as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California

Induction Into Office: Minutes of the Superior Court of Shasta County, California, Monday, September 11, 1939

In the Supreme Court of the State of California, Proceedings upon the Induction into Office of Justice Jesse W. Carter

Minutes of the Superior Court of Shasta County, California, with Comments Re. Carter's Appointment to the Supreme Court of California

Proceedings Upon the Induction into Office of Justice Jesse W. Carter

Submissions from 1936 1936

Address Delivered in Supreme Court of California in July 1936 Welcoming New Members of the Bar