Patrick Eugene Carr

Patrick Eugene Carr (October 2, 1922 – June 1, 1998) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Jasper County, Mississippi, Carr was in the United States Army Air Corps Sergeant during World War II, from 1940 to 1945. He received an LL.B. from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law in 1950 and was thereafter in private practice in Metairie, Louisiana from 1950 to 1975. He was a judge on the Division, 24th Judicial District Court of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana from 1975 to 1979.

On June 14, 1979, Carr was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1979, and received his commission on September 26, 1979. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1998, in New Orleans, Louisiana.