William Clark

Personal

Birthday: 
2/1/1891
Birthplace: 
Newark, NJ
Date of Death: 
10/10/1957
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1917-1918, 1942-1945
Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1920-1923
Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1923-1924
Chief justice, Allied Appeals Court in Nuremberg, Germany, 1949-1954

Education

Name of School: 
Harvard University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1911
Name of School - Second: 
Harvard University
Degree - Second: 
M.A.
Degree Year - Second: 
1912
Name of School - Third: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Third: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Third: 
1915

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Court Name: 

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating: 
Calvin Coolidge
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/17/1925
Termination Date: 
6/25/1938
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
6/25/1938
Termination Date - Second: 
3/24/1943
Termination Reason - Second: 
Resignation