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William Clark
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
William Clark served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 16, 1938 by a 57–5 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jun 16, 1938
- Senate vote
- 57–5
- Born
- 1891
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyCalvin Coolidge · Dec 17, 1925 – Jun 25, 1938
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 16, 1938 – Mar 24, 1942
Education
- Harvard UniversityB.A., 1911
- Harvard UniversityM.A., 1912
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1915
Career
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
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge William Clark, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1379181/william-clark (accessed 2026-10-13).