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Thurmond Clarke

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Thurmond Clarke served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1902

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaDwight D. Eisenhower · Aug 1, 1955 – Sep 18, 1966
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaNone (reassignment) · – Feb 28, 1971

Education

  • University of Southern California Law School (now Gould School of Law)LL.B., 1927

Career

Deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, California, 1927-1929; Deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1929-1932; Judge, Los Angeles [California] Municipal Court, 1932-1935; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1935-1955

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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