Darcel Clark | |
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| District Attorney of Bronx County | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darcel Denise Clark April 2, 1962 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Boston College (BA) Howard University (JD) |
Darcel Denise Clark (born April 2, 1962)[1] is an American attorney and prosecutor who has served as the Bronx County District Attorney since 2016. Clark is the first woman to hold that office, and the first woman of color to serve as a district attorney in the history of the State of New York.[2]
Prior to being elected district attorney, Clark served as a judge on New York City Criminal Court and subsequently on the New York Supreme Court in the Bronx and in that court's Appellate Division.
- ^ "Appellate Division - First Judicial Department". Archived from the original on 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Darcel Clark makes history as first African-American woman elected DA in New York State". Amsterdam News. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2016-01-11.