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'''Burrell J. Carter''' (June 17, 1935 – November 11, 2019) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] and jurist from Greensburg in St. Helena Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]]. He was a [[judge]] of the Louisiana 21st Judicial District from 1974 to 2000 and thereafter the state First Circuit Court of Appeal until his retirement in 2012.

'''Burrell J. Carter''' (June 17, 1935 – November 11, 2019) was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] and jurist from Greensburg in St. Helena Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]]. He was a [[judge]] of the Louisiana 21st Judicial District from 1974 to 2000 and thereafter the state First Circuit Court of Appeal until his retirement in 2012.

==Background==

==Biographical sketch==

A lifelong resident of Greensburg, Carter was the son of Elizabeth J. Carter and Robert T. Carter, who died when Burrell was only four years of age. Carter graduated in 1953 as the valedictorian of Greensburg High School and then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. In 1956 at the age of twenty-one, he was elected [[mayor]] of Greensburg. He graduated first in his 1958 LSU law school class. He served in the [[United States Army]] during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] and rose to the rank of captain. He practiced law in Greensburg until 1974, when he was appointed judge of the 21st Judicial District. He was subsequently elected in 2000 to the First Circuit Court of Appeal, of which he presided for a decade as the chief judge. In that capacity, he oversaw the planning and construction of the First Circuit building on Capitol Lake in East Baton Rouge Parish. Even after retirement in 2012, he served on an ''ad hoc'' basis on various courts, including multiple times on the Louisiana Supreme Court.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=

A lifelong resident of Greensburg, Carter was the son of Elizabeth J. Carter and Robert T. Carter, who died when Burrell was only four years of age. Carter graduated in 1953 as the valedictorian of Greensburg High School and then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. In 1956 at the age of twenty-one, he was elected [[mayor]] of Greensburg. He graduated first in his 1958 LSU law school class. He served in the [[United States Army]] during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] and rose to the rank of captain. He practiced law in Greensburg until 1974, when he was appointed judge of the 21st Judicial District. He was subsequently elected in 2000 to the First Circuit Court of Appeal, of which he presided for a decade as the chief judge. In that capacity, he oversaw the planning and construction of the First Circuit building on Capitol Lake in East Baton Rouge Parish. Even after retirement in 2012, he served on an ''ad hoc'' basis on various courts, including multiple times on the Louisiana Supreme Court.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=

Carter was married for more than sixty years to the former Helen Bridges.<ref name=obit/> Their son, [[Robby Carter]], is a Democratic state representative who was reelected by an overwhelming margin against a No Party candidate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), October 12, 2019.</ref> He is married to the former Kerry Anthony. The Carters also have a daughter, Libby Peak, and her husband, Craig, and five grandchildren, Taylor Carter Peak, M.D., Captain David Kramer Peak, M.D., Robert Burrell Carter, Helen Ruth Carter, and Jessica C. Ledet,<ref name=obit/>

Carter was married for more than sixty years to the former Helen Bridges.<ref name=obit/> Their son, [[Robby Carter]], is a Democratic state representative who was reelected by an overwhelming margin against a No Party candidate in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Legislative), October 12, 2019.</ref> He is married to the former Kerry Anthony. The Carters also have a daughter, Libby Peak, and her husband, Craig, and five grandchildren, Taylor Carter Peak, M.D., Captain David Kramer Peak, M.D., Robert Burrell Carter, Helen Ruth Carter, and Jessica C. Ledet,<ref name=obit/>

Judge Carter died of [[cancer]] at his Greensburg home at the age of eighty-four. Services were held in the Greensburg United Methodist Church, with interment at Greensburg Cemetery. His honorary pallbearers included three [[governor]]s, [[Edwin Edwards]], [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], and [[John Bel Edwards]], as well as Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain.<ref name=obit/>  

Judge Carter died of [[cancer]] at his Greensburg home at the age of eighty-four. Services were held in the Greensburg United Methodist Church, with interment at Greensburg Cemetery. His honorary pallbearers included three [[governor]]s, [[Edwin Edwards]], [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]], and [[John Bel Edwards]], as well as Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain.<ref name=obit/>

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