Thomas Alonzo Clark
Thomas Alonzo Clark (December 20, 1920 – September 4, 2005) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and later the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Thomas Alonzo Clark | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
In office August 31, 1991 – September 4, 2005 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
In office October 1, 1981 – August 31, 1991 | |
Appointed by | operation of law |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Susan H. Black |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office November 2, 1979 – October 1, 1981 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Alonzo Clark December 20, 1920 Atlanta, Georgia |
Died | September 4, 2005 84) Vero Beach, Florida | (aged
Education | Washington and Lee University (BS) University of Georgia School of Law (LLB) |
Education and career
Born on December 20, 1920 in Atlanta, Georgia, Clark received a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington and Lee University in 1942 and was in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1949, and was in private practice in Bainbridge, Georgia from 1949 to 1955, in Americus, Georgia from 1955 to 1957, and in Tampa, Florida from 1957 to 1979. He was also an instructor at Georgia Southwestern College from 1956 to 1957.[1]
Federal judicial service
On August 28, 1979, Clark was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1979, and received his commission on November 2, 1979. On October 1, 1981, Clark was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1991, serving in that capacity until his death on September 4, 2005, in Vero Beach, Florida, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.[2][1]
References
- Thomas Alonzo Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- "Thomas Clark's Obituary on Atlanta Journal-Constitution". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Sources
- Thomas Alonzo Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1979–1991 |
Succeeded by Seat abolished |
Preceded by Seat established |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1981–1991 |
Succeeded by Susan H. Black |