Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr.

Judge Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

8/9/1920

Birthplace:

Harrisburg, PA

Date of Death:

5/6/2004

Place of Death:

Virginia Beach, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1945-1975

Education

Name of School:

University of Virginia

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1945

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1945

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Gerald Ford

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/20/1974

Retirement from Active Service:

7/31/1991

Termination Date:

5/6/2004

Termination Reason:

Death