LawyerLife: Balancing Life and a Career in Law
Carl Horn III has served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina since 1993. A former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney (1987 - 1993), Judge Horn spent the first eleven years after law school graduation in private practice and as counsel to two national non-profit organizations. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including the Fourth Circuit Criminal Handbook, now in its 10th edition, and is a frequent speaker at CLE and other bar-related functions.Judge Horn and his wife of 31 years, Patricia Murphy Horn, live in Charlotte, North Carolina. They have six children, ages 12 - 26 (Patrick, Courtney, Brendan, Mary Ellen, Peter, and Kathryn). His activities include exercising, reading, and traveling. Judge Horn has coached youth wrestling and soccer, served as a mentor and speaker in the public schools, and as a judge in the state's Mock Trial Program for high school students. He is currently President of the countywide Coalition for Youth Wrestling and is on the board of directors of the Charlotte Pregnancy Care Center.