Marcus R. Clark | |
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Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court | |
In office November 19, 2009 –June 30, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Chet D. Taylor |
Succeeded by | Jay McCallum |
Personal details | |
Born | Marcus Robley Clark February 24,1956 Sulphur,Louisiana |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Louisiana at Monroe (B.A.) Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D.) |
Marcus R. Clark (born February 24,1956) is a former Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Clark is a registered Republican. [1]
Marcus R. Clark was born on February 24,1956,in Sulphur,Louisiana to Gerald and Hilda Clark. He is an Eagle Scout. [2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts from University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1985. [3] [4]
After graduating law school,he took a job with the Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office and earned the title of Chief Felony Drug Prosecutor by 1990. [3]
From 1978–1982,he served as a Detective with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office in Monroe. [3] [4]
In 1997,he became a District Judge to the Fourth Judicial District Court. While a district judge he served as a Drug Court Judge from 2000-2001 and as Chief Judge from 2004–2006. [3]
In 2009,Clark was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. [3] [4] In December 2019,Clark announced he was retiring effective June 30,2020. [1] [5]
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