Charles Clark (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)

Charles Clark

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

Successor: James Dennis

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Mississippi, 1948

Personal

Birthplace

Memphis, Tenn.

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Federal judicial career
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

This page is about a former federal judge for the Fifth Circuit. If you are looking for information on the former federal judge of the Second Circuit, please see Charles Edward Clark.

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Charles Clark (1925-2011) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He was nominated to the court by President Nixon. Clark passed away on March 6, 2011.[1]

## Education[edit]

* University of Mississippi, LL.B., 1948[2]

## Professional career[edit]

* U.S. Naval Reserve Ensign, 1943-1946
* Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1946-1951
* U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1951-1952
* Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1953-1969[2]

## Federal judicial career[edit]

Clark was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit by Richard Nixon on October 7, 1969, to a seat vacated by Claude Feemster Clayton. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 15, 1969 and received his commission on October 17, 1969. Clark served as chief judge of the court from 1981 to 1992. His service on the court ended on January 15, 1992, due to retirement.[2]

## External links[edit]

* Judge Clark Research Collections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Associated Press, "Former 5th Circuit chief judge dies," March 7, 2011
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Clark's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices

Preceded by:
Claude Feemster Clayton | Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
1969-1992  | Succeeded by:
James Dennis

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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Priscilla Richman • Don Willett • James Graves • Carl Stewart • Edith Jones • Leslie Southwick • Jennifer Elrod • Catharina Haynes • Jerry Edwin Smith (Fifth Circuit) • Kurt Engelhardt • Irma Ramirez • Stephen Higginson • Cory Wilson • Stuart Kyle Duncan • James Ho • Andrew Oldham • Dana Douglas

Senior judges|

James Dennis • Carolyn King • Patrick Higginbotham • John Duhe • Edith Clement • Fortunato Benavides • Jacques Wiener • W. Eugene Davis • Grady Jolly • Rhesa Barksdale •

Former judges|  John Minor Wisdom • Edward Harris • Peter Fay • John Godbold • Robert Lanier Anderson • Phyllis Kravitch • Gerald Tjoflat • Joseph Hatchett • Albert Henderson • Paul Roney • David Dyer • Elbert Tuttle • Thomas Clark (Eleventh Circuit) • Richard Rives • Robert Vance • Lewis Morgan • James Hill (Eleventh Circuit) • Andrew Phelps McCormick • Don Albert Pardee • Thomas Reavley • Harold DeMoss • Edward Prado • Robert Madden Hill • Alvin Rubin • Henry Politz • Reynaldo Garza • Albert Tate, Jr. • Jerre Williams • Robert Parker • Charles Pickering • David Davie Shelby • Rufus Edward Foster • Robert Lynn Batts • Nathan Philemon Bryan • Edwin Ruthven Holmes • Joseph Chappell Hutcheson • Alexander Campbell King • Samuel Hale Sibley • Claude Feemster Clayton • Richard Wilde Walker • Wayne Borah • Louie Willard Strum • Irving Goldberg • Leon McCord • Warren Leroy Jones • Robert Ainsworth • Joe Ingraham • William Thornberry • George Carswell • Curtis Waller • Griffin Bell • John Robert Brown (Federal judge) • Benjamin Cameron • James Coleman (federal judge) • Thomas Gee • Walter Gewin • Samuel Johnson • Elmo Lee • John Bryan Simpson • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • Charles Clark (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit) • Robert Lee Russell (Federal judge) • Gregg Costa •
Former Chief judges|

John Godbold • Elbert Tuttle • Richard Rives • Carl Stewart • Carolyn King • Henry Politz • Joseph Chappell Hutcheson • John Robert Brown (Federal judge) • James Coleman (federal judge) • Charles Clark (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit) •

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Federal judges nominated by Richard Nixon

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1969|

Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright

1970|

Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood

1971|

Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams •

Young
1972|

Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener

1973|

Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood

1974|

Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker