Robert L. Carter (Illinois judge)

Robert Carter
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
In office
December 8, 2020 – December 5, 2022
Preceded byThomas L. Kilbride
Succeeded byMary Kay O'Brien
Personal details
BornFebruary 26, 1946
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNancy Rink
Children2
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA, JD)
University of Illinois, Springfield (MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1969–1970

Robert L. Carter (born 1946)[1] is a former justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Carter was sworn in on December 8, 2020,[2] and left office on December 5, 2022. He is the son-in-law of former Judge and Representative Paul E. Rink[3]

  1. ^ "Illinois Supreme Court Chooses Appellate Court Judge Robert Carter to Replace Justice Thomas Kilbride for Two Years". November 10, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  2. ^ White, Jesse (ed.). "Illinois Courts". Illinois Blue Book 2019-2020 (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 144. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Obituaries, Quad-City Times. "Paul Rink". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2023-03-23.