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

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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).