Charles Edward Clark

Charles Edward Clark
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office 1954–1959
Preceded by	Harrie B. Chase
Succeeded by	J. Edward Lumbard
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office March 9, 1939 – December 13, 1963
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Seat established by 52 Stat. 584
Succeeded by	Robert P. Anderson
5th Dean of Yale Law School
In office 1929–1939
Preceded by	Robert Maynard Hutchins
Succeeded by	Ashbel Green Gulliver
Personal details
Born	(1889-12-09)December 9, 1889 Woodbridge, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	December 13, 1963(1963-12-13) (aged 74) Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Yale University (BA, LLB)

Charles Edward Clark (December 9, 1889 – December 13, 1963) was the 5th Dean of Yale Law School and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Education and career

Born on December 9, 1889, in Woodbridge, Connecticut, to Samuel Orman Clark and Pauline C. Marquand, Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 from Yale University. He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1913 from Yale Law School. He entered private practice in New Haven, Connecticut from 1913 to 1919. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1917 to 1918, and was Republican. He was a professor of law at Yale Law School from 1919 to 1929. He was a Deputy Judge of the Hamden, Connecticut Town Court from 1927 to 1931. He was the Sterling Professor of Law and Dean of Yale Law School from 1929 to 1939. He was Special Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice in 1938.

Federal judicial service

Clark was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 5, 1939, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 7, 1939, and received his commission on March 9, 1939. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1954 to 1959. His service terminated on December 13, 1963, due to his death in Hamden.

Other service

Clark was a visiting lecturer in law at Yale University from 1951 to 1963.

External Links

• Charles E. Clark papers are archived at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
• Charles Edward Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Further reading

• Petruck, Peninah R. Y., ed. (1991). Judge Charles Edward Clark. Ingram Documents in Legal History. Oceana Publications. ISBN 0379200716.