Carr, Michael L., 1920-

Michael Carr moved to Mississippi when he received an appointment to serve as law clerk to Edwin R. Holmes, U.S. circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Carr entered private law practice in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in 1951 and has lived there ever since. He was elected district attorney of the Fourteenth Judicial District in 1955 and served seven years. In 1962, he was elected chancellor of the Fifteenth Chancery Court District of Mississippi. He retired in 1990 when he was designated chancellor, senior status.

From the description of An oral history with Mr. Michael L. Carr, Jr., 1993 Oct. 21. 1994. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 34936977