Ron Clark
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Ron Clark is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Connecticut 1973 · University of Texas Law 1979
- Succeeded
- Howell Cobb
- Succeeded by
- Michael Joseph Truncale
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Eastern District of Texas succeeded Howell Cobb | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| University of Connecticut | B.A. | 1973 |
| University of Connecticut | M.A. | 1974 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1979 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Clark was assigned 4,921 district-court cases (1985–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 197 days across 4,919 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 351 of Clark’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 283 were affirmed, 31 reversed or vacated, and 37 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Clark authored 63 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Helena Laboratories Corp. v. Alpha Scientific Corp. (42 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Helena Laboratories Corp. v. Alpha Scientific Corp. | 483 F. Supp. 2d 538 | 42 |
| 2007 | Computer Acceleration Corp. v. Microsoft Corp. | 503 F. Supp. 2d 819 | 29 |
| 2010 | American Southern Insurance v. Buckley | 748 F. Supp. 2d 610 | 28 |
| 2006 | Finisar Corp. v. DirecTV Group, Inc. | 424 F. Supp. 2d 896 | 25 |
| 2007 | TGIP, Inc. v. AT & T Corp. | 527 F. Supp. 2d 561 | 21 |
| 2006 | Twist and Shout Music v. Longneck Xpress, NP | 441 F. Supp. 2d 782 | 14 |
| 2009 | Rasberry v. Capitol County Mutual Fire Insurance | 609 F. Supp. 2d 594 | 12 |
| 2004 | Scritchfield v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance | 341 F. Supp. 2d 675 | 11 |
| 2009 | SCICO TEC GMBH v. Boston Scientific Corp. | 599 F. Supp. 2d 741 | 10 |
| 2007 | Anascape, Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp. | 475 F. Supp. 2d 612 | 10 |
| 2006 | United States v. Shelton | 431 F. Supp. 2d 675 | 10 |
| 2011 | Chilton v. Moser | 444 B.R. 548 | 8 |
| 2008 | United States v. Burnette | 535 F. Supp. 2d 772 | 8 |
| 2008 | Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Telcordia Technologies, Inc. | 590 F. Supp. 2d 828 | 7 |
| 2006 | Lott v. Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. | 422 F. Supp. 2d 750 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 63 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 Ron Clark?
- President George W. Bush appointed Ron Clark to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2002.
- Was Ron Clark appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ron Clark was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ron Clark's confirmation vote?
- Ron Clark was confirmed by voice vote on October 2, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Ron Clark on?
- Ron Clark is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).