Marcus_R._Clark

Marcus R. Clark

Marcus R. Clark

American judge

Marcus R. Clark (born February 24, 1956) is a former Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Clark is a registered Republican.[1]

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Early life and education

Marcus R. Clark was born on February 24, 1956, in Sulphur, Louisiana to Gerald and Hilda Clark. He is an Eagle Scout.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts from University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1985.[3][4]

Career

After graduating law school, he took a job with the Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office and earned the title of Chief Felony Drug Prosecutor by 1990.[3]

From 1978 to 1982, he served as a Detective with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office in Monroe.[3][4]

In 1997, he became a District Judge to the Fourth Judicial District Court. While a district judge he served as a Drug Court Judge from 2000 to 2001 and as Chief Judge from 2004 to 2006.[3]

In 2009, Clark was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court.[3][4] In December 2019, Clark announced he was retiring effective June 30, 2020.[1][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Hilburn, Greg (December 12, 2019). "Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Marcus Clark retiring in middle of term". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "2009 Judicial Candidate Questionnaire Responses" (PDF). Lawsuit Abuse Watch. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Justice Marcus R. Clark Associate Justice". www.lasc.org. Retrieved February 6, 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. [4]
    "Louisiana Supreme Court Justice to serve as Louisiana Tech's commencement speaker". www.knoe.com. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. [5]
    Simerman, John (December 12, 2019). "Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Marcus Clark to step down in June; election called for fall to fill seat". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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