Ron Clark (judge)

For other people named Ronald Clark, see Ronald Clark (disambiguation).

Ronald H. Clark
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office February 28, 2018
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office January 1, 2015 – February 28, 2018
Preceded by	Leonard Davis
Succeeded by	James Rodney Gilstrap
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office October 10, 2002 – February 28, 2018
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Howell Cobb
Succeeded by	Michael J. Truncale
Personal details
Born	Ronald H. Clark (1953-01-05) January 5, 1953 Caripito, Venezuela
Education	University of Connecticut (BA, MA) University of Texas Law School (JD)

Ronald H. Clark (born January 5, 1953) is a Senior Judge United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Biography

Born in Caripito, Venezuela, Clark received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut in 1973 and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut in 1974.

He was in the United States Army from 1974 to 1976. In 1979, he received a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas Law School in Austin. He was in the United States Army Reserve from 1980 to 1990.

Clark was an assistant city attorney in the City Attorney's Office of Abilene from 1979 to 1982- while working in the Public Defender's office his business card read: "Reasonable Doubt, at a Reasonable Price." He was in private practice in Texas from 1982 to 2002. From 1997 to 2002, while in Sherman in Grayson County, Clark served as a Republican member from District 62 in the Texas House of Representatives.

Federal judicial service

On January 23, 2002, Clark was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Howell Cobb. Clark was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 2002, and received his commission on October 10, 2002. Clark served as Chief Judge from January 1, 2015 to February 28, 2018. He assumed senior status on February 28, 2018.

External links

• Ron Clark at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• United States District Court Eastern District of Texas
• Presidential Nomination: Ronald H. Clark