Charles Edward Clark

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

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Charles Edward Clark

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Yale, 1911

Law

Yale Law School, 1913

Personal

Birthplace

Connecticut

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Charles Edward Clark (1889-1963) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the court in 1939 after an appointment from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the time of appointment, Clark was a Professor of Law and Dean at Yale Law. From 1954 to 1959, he was the chief judge. He served on this court until his death on December 13, 1963.

Early life and education

• Yale College, B.A., 1911
• Yale Law School, LL.B., 1913

Professional career

• Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1913-1919
• Member, Connecticut General Assembly, 1917-1918
• Professor of law, Yale Law School, 1919-1929
• Deputy judge, Hamden Town Court, Hamden Connecticut, 1927-1931
• Sterling professor of law and dean, Yale Law School, 1929-1939
• Special assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1938
• Visiting lecturer in law, Yale University, 1951-1963

Judicial nominations and appointments

Second Circuit

He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 5, 1939 to a seat created by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 7th, and received commission on March 9th. From 1954 to 1959, he was the chief judge. He served on this court until his death on December 13, 1963. He was succeeded to the post by Robert Palmer Anderson.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit

External links

• Judge Clark's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Second Circuit 1939–1963 Seat #6	Succeeded by: Robert Palmer Anderson