Charles Clark (judge)

Charles Clark
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
October 1, 1981 – January 15, 1992
Preceded byJohn Cooper Godbold
Succeeded byHenry Anthony Politz
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
October 17, 1969 – January 15, 1992
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byClaude Feemster Clayton
Succeeded byJames L. Dennis
Personal details
Born
Charles Clark

(1925-09-12)September 12, 1925
Memphis, Tennessee
DiedMarch 6, 2011(2011-03-06) (aged 85)
Madison, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Mississippi (LLB)

Charles Clark (September 12, 1925 – March 6, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is, as of 2019, the highest ranking judicial official from Mississippi since Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II served on the United States Supreme Court in 1893.[1]

  1. ^ "Judge Charles Clark-obituary". Legacy.com.