Tom C. Clark

Biography of Tom C. Clark

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Clark
• First Name: Tom
• Middle Name: C.
• Date of Birth: September , 23 , 1899
• Place of Birth (POB): Dallas , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: June , 13 , 1977
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Tom C. Clark Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/02/1949
• Seat vacated by: Murphy , Frank
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/02/1949
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 08/12/1949
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 73/8
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/18/1949
• Commission Date: 08/19/1949
• Retirement from Active Service: 06/12/1967
• Date of Termination: 06/13/1977
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Tom C. Clark in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Texas
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1921

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1922

Tom C. Clark Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1922-1927, 1932-1937
• Civil district attorney, Dallas, Texas, 1927-1932
• Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1937-1943; Bureau of War Risk Litigation, 1937-1938; Antitrust Division, 1938-1943
• Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1943-1945; Antitrust Division, 1943; Criminal Division, 1943-1945
• Attorney General of the United States, 1945-1949
• Director, Federal Judicial Center, 1968-1970
• Given name at birth: Thomas Campbell Clark
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Eighth Circuit, October 14, 1949-March 24, 1957, April 2, 1962-April 15, 1962
• Tenth Circuit, October 14, 1949-March 24, 1957
• Seventh Circuit, March 25, 1957-June 12, 1967

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