William Clark (New Jersey)

William Clark

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

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United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Harvard University, 1912

Law

Harvard Law School, 1915

Personal

Birthplace

Newark, N.J.

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William Clark (1891-1957) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Early life and education

• Harvard University, B.A., 1911
• Harvard University, M.A., 1912
• Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1915

Professional career

• U.S. Army, 1917-1918
• Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1920-1923
• Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1923-1924
• U.S. Army, 1942-1945
• Chief justice, Allied Appeals Court in Nuremberg, Germany, 1949-1954

Judicial career

Third Circuit

Clark was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 10, 1938 to replace Joseph Whitaker Thompson. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 16th, and received commission on June 25th. He resigned on March 24, 1943.

District of New Jersey

Clark received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on May 21, 1925 to replace Charles Francis Lynch. On December 8, 1925, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17th, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until June 25, 1938, when he was appointed to the Third Circuit. Clark was succeeded in this position by Thomas Walker.

External links

• Judge Clark's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Charles Francis Lynch	District of New Jersey 1925–1938 Seat #2	Succeeded by: Thomas Walker
Preceded by: Joseph Whitaker Thompson	Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1938–1943	Succeeded by: Gerald McLaughlin