Timothy Carter

Professional career

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• Certified by the Illinois Supreme Court as lead counsel for capital cases and subsequently became First Chair in the Felony Trial Division at 26th and California, supervising and training other prosecutors
• Not a sitting judge in the public judicial system, but he is a seasoned trial attorney with a dual background in prosecution and defense, and he holds a judicial role in legal education as a moot court judge
• While not a court-appointed judge, Carter serves as a Moot Court Judge for the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and is a Mock Trial evaluator for high school students

Education

Additional information

• His work includes litigating high-profile cases involving sexual assault, first-degree murder, and constitutional rights motions under the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments
• Over a 16-year prosecutorial career, Carter handled complex and violent criminal cases, then transitioned to criminal defense for over 10 years, defending clients in traffic, misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony courts.
• Tim Carter began his legal career as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Cook County, Illinois, where he tried hundreds of bench and jury trials ranging from traffic offenses to first-degree murder.