George Albert Carpenter (October 2, 1867 – September 13, 1944) was a United States federal judge.
Carpenter was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1888. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1891. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1891 to 1905. He was a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois from 1906 to 1910. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1944.
Carpenter was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Carpenter was nominated by President William H. Taft on December 13, 1909, to a seat vacated by Solomon H. Bethea. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 11, 1910, and received his commission the same day. Carpenter's service was terminated on June 30, 1933, due to resignation.
He died in Chicago, Illinois.
Carpenter was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1888. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1891. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1891 to 1905. He was a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois from 1906 to 1910. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1944.
Carpenter was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Carpenter was nominated by President William H. Taft on December 13, 1909, to a seat vacated by Solomon H. Bethea. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 11, 1910, and received his commission the same day. Carpenter's service was terminated on June 30, 1933, due to resignation.
He died in Chicago, Illinois.
Perhaps most notably, he was the Judge in the District Court case in which professional boxer Jack Johnson was convicted of violation of the Mann Act.