Dr. Jason Ward presents Dr. Jamie Carter with the 2016 Department of History, Humanities, and Political Science Distinguished Alumna Award during a Homecoming department breakfast
Lee University honored Dr. Jamie Carter with the 2016 Department of History, Humanities, and Political Science Distinguished Alumna Award during Homecoming at a department breakfast.
“I remember Jamie as being engaged, passionate, and ambitious in her dedication to pursue a career in law,” said Dr. Robert Barnett, distinguished professor of history at Lee. “What I think most impressed me about her, though, was that she wanted to be a lawyer because she wanted to make a difference. While many go to law school because they believe it is the path to a lucrative future, Jamie’s motivation reflected her belief that a life well-lived was about service to others.”
Dr. Carter works as the Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C.
She has recently been instrumental in establishing a good-faith exception in Tennessee, allowing unconstitutionally-submitted evidence, which was obtained by law enforcement performing their duties conscientiously and in good faith, to be permissible in court.
Dr. Carter graduated from Lee with a bachelor’s degree in history in 2007 before earning her Juris Doctor from the College of Law at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
While at Lee, Dr. Carter was involved with the Mock Trial Team as team captain, the Society for Law and Justice as president, Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society as president, and Enlightenment: A Journal of the Arts & Sciences as editor-in-chief.
“Jamie went from doing the impossible while at Lee (digging up funds to pay for the publication of a student journal, Enlightenment) to doing the impossible in her career (arguing a case before the Tennessee Supreme Court that ultimately changed how law and law enforcement work in this state),” said Dr. Jason Ward, associate professor of history. “In both cases, she does the impossible with ease and confidence. We are very proud of her.”
Dr. Carter has also held positions as Knox County assistant district attorney and acting assistant district attorney in Tennessee’s Davidson County.