Stephen L. Carter is an American law professor, legal- and social-policy writer, columnist, and best-selling novelist. Carter graduated from Ithaca High School in 1972, and his essay "The Best Black" is based in part on his experiences there. At Ithaca High School, he was the editor-in-chief of The Tattler and pushed hard for student representation on the local school board Carter earned his B.A. in history from Stanford University in 1976. At Stanford he served as managing editor for The Stanford Daily. Carter received a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1979. At Yale, he won the prize for best... oralist in the Thurmond Arnold Moot Court Competition and served as a note editor on the Yale Law Journal. Carter has received eight honorary degrees, from schools including Bates College, Colgate University, Hamilton College , and the University of Notre Dame. Following graduation from Yale, Carter served as a law clerk for Judge Spottswood W. Robinson III of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and, subsequently, for US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
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