Charles Edward Clark
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Edward Clark was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1913. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1889–1963
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Yale College 1911 · Yale Law School 1913
- Succeeded by
- Robert Palmer Anderson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Second Circuit | F.D. Roosevelt (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Yale College | B.A. | 1911 |
| Yale Law School | LL.B. | 1913 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Clark authored 103 published opinions for the court (1938–1949). Most cited: Cabell v. Markham (489 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Cabell v. Markham | 148 F.2d 737 | 489 |
| 1938 | United States v. Manton | 107 F.2d 834 | 316 |
| 1947 | Gaunt v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. | 160 F.2d 599 | 124 |
| 1945 | Gins v. Mauser Plumbing Supply Co. | 148 F.2d 974 | 113 |
| 1945 | United States v. Marzano | 149 F.2d 923 | 103 |
| 1939 | Collins v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation | 106 F.2d 83 | 101 |
| 1945 | Ring v. Spina | 148 F.2d 647 | 100 |
| 1947 | Jorgensen v. York Ice MacHinery Corporation | 160 F.2d 432 | 98 |
| 1946 | Metallizing Engineering Co. v. Kenyon Bearing & Auto Parts Co. | 153 F.2d 516 | 93 |
| 1939 | United States v. Bruno | 105 F.2d 921 | 91 |
| 1946 | Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Maresi | 156 F.2d 929 | 88 |
| 1940 | United States v. Polakoff | 112 F.2d 888 | 81 |
| 1942 | Morris Plan Industrial Bank v. Henderson | 131 F.2d 975 | 76 |
| 1940 | United States v. Buckner | 108 F.2d 921 | 72 |
| 1948 | Ring v. Spina | 166 F.2d 546 | 71 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 103 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Charles Edward Clark?
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Charles Edward Clark to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1939.
- Was Charles Edward Clark appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Edward Clark was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Edward Clark's confirmation vote?
- Charles Edward Clark was confirmed by voice vote on March 7, 1939. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Charles Edward Clark on?
- Charles Edward Clark was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).