Born in Fulton, Mississippi, Senter received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1956 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1959.
He was in private practice in Aberdeen, Mississippi, between 1959 and 1968, also serving as Monroe County prosecuting attorney from 1960 to 1963.
He was a United States Commissioner for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi from 1966 to 1968.
[1] On October 11, 1979, Senter was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi vacated by Judge Orma Rinehart Smith.
He attended the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno.