James Gray Carr
How Judge Carr rules, drawn from 24 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Carr no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Carr
James G. Carr joined the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in May 1994 after appointment by President William J. Clinton. He assumed senior status in June 2010. He elected inactive status effective July 1, 2025, when the court reassigned the remaining cases on his docket.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant Local 50's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 20) and defendant GEM's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 21) be, and the same hereby are granted.”
“defendant GEM's motion for summary judgment (Doc. 21) be, and the same hereby are granted.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for default judgment is denied as moot”
“Plaintiff's Motion in the alternative for judgment on the pleadings is denied without prejudice.”
“Defendant's motion to alter or amend the judgment (Doc. 32) be, and the same hereby is, denied.”
“the respondent's motion to dismiss (Doc. 12) be, and the same hereby is, granted, and the petition for a writ of habeas corpus be, and the same hereby is, dismissed with prejudice.”
“Amazon's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED and I dismiss the Plaintiff's complaint with prejudice.”
“Defendant's motion to dismiss, (Doc. 16), be, and the same hereby is, granted; and 2. Plaintiffs' claims are dismissed with prejudice.”
“ORDERED THAT defendant Kroger's motion for summary judgment [Doc. 24] be, and the same hereby is granted.”
“ORDERED THAT the Defendant's Motion to Suppress (Doc. 22) be, and the same hereby is denied.”
“ORDERED THAT the defendant's motion to suppress and motion in limine [Doc. 25] be, and the same hereby is granted in part and denied in part.”
“ORDERED THAT plaintiff's motion for remand be, and the same hereby is denied.”
“ORDERED THAT defendant Toledo Tool's motion for judgment on the pleadings [Doc. 11] be, and the same hereby is granted as to Faurecia Automotive Seating's claims for breach of contract and promissory estoppel.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Entry of Default Judgment (Doc. 8) is granted; 2. The default of all Defendants be, and the same hereby is, entered.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 378.5 days (N = 16).
- The reviewed 2018 Toledo filings show a broad docket that included Social Security appeals, habeas petitions, federal criminal cases and civil forfeiture, employment and disability-discrimination claims, family and medical leave disputes, labor-management litigation, insurance, product-liability and automobile cases, admiralty, immigration mandamus, and federal labor enforcement.
- In these sampled matters, Judge Carr either issued the ruling himself or acted on a magistrate judge's recommendation.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| Mar 2023 | 13 | 11 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| Mar 2022 | 2 | 10 |
| Sep 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| Mar 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| Sep 2020 | 8 | 5 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Carr no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.