Judy Clare Clarke | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Furman University (B.A.) University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Criminal Defense Attorney |
| Spouse | Thomas H. Speedy Rice |
| Parent | Harry Wilson Clarke & Patsy Clarke |
| Website | www |
Judy Clare Clarke (born 1952) is an American criminal defense attorney who has represented several high-profile defendants such as Ted Kaczynski, Eric Rudolph, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Joseph Edward Duncan, Zacarias Moussaoui, Jared Lee Loughner, Robert Gregory Bowers, Burford Furrow, Lisa Montgomery and Susan Smith.
She has negotiated plea agreements that spared her clients the death penalty, as was the case for Eric Rudolph, Ted Kaczynski, and Jared Lee Loughner. In the case of Susan Smith, Clarke argued to the jury that ultimately voted against imposing the death penalty. In the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev the jury voted for the death penalty.
From 1996 to 1997, she served as president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Clarke received the John Frank Award from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Raised in Asheville, North Carolina, Clarke is a graduate of T.C. Roberson High School, Furman University and University of South Carolina School of Law. Clarke served as executive director of the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. (FDSDI) and the Federal Defenders of the Eastern District of Washington and Idaho.[1]