Russell Gentry Clark
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 and confirmed by voice vote, Russell Gentry Clark was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from University of Missouri School of Law in 1952. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–2003
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1977
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Missouri Law 1952
- Succeeded
- William Henry Becker
- Succeeded by
- Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Western District of Missouri succeeded William Henry Becker | Carter (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
| University of Missouri School of Law | LL.B. | 1952 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Clark was assigned 3,499 district-court cases (1985–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 172 days across 3,499 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.
In our data, Clark authored 60 published opinions for the court (1977–2000). Most cited: United States v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical & Chemical Co. (134 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | United States v. Northeastern Pharmaceutical & Chemical Co. | 579 F. Supp. 823 | 134 |
| 1986 | Jenkins v. State of Mo. | 639 F. Supp. 19 | 59 |
| 1982 | Richardson v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G. | 552 F. Supp. 73 | 41 |
| 1989 | General Electric Co. v. Litton Business Systems, Inc. | 715 F. Supp. 949 | 39 |
| 1991 | Bauer v. Kincaid | 759 F. Supp. 575 | 37 |
| 1984 | Jenkins v. State of Mo. | 593 F. Supp. 1485 | 35 |
| 1987 | Jenkins v. State of Mo. | 672 F. Supp. 400 | 28 |
| 1980 | Black v. State of Mo. | 492 F. Supp. 848 | 28 |
| 1979 | Wooldridge v. Beech Aircraft Corp. | 479 F. Supp. 1041 | 28 |
| 1997 | Jenkins v. State of Mo. | 959 F. Supp. 1151 | 27 |
| 1978 | School Dist. of Kansas City v. State of Mo. | 460 F. Supp. 421 | 27 |
| 1986 | Kidder Skis International v. Williams | 60 B.R. 808 | 23 |
| 1980 | Thompson v. Southwest School District | 483 F. Supp. 1170 | 20 |
| 1979 | Pearman v. Texaco, Inc. | 480 F. Supp. 767 | 19 |
| 1980 | Barnhorst v. Missouri State High School Activities Ass'n | 504 F. Supp. 449 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 60 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 Russell Gentry Clark?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Russell Gentry Clark to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri in 1977.
- Was Russell Gentry Clark appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Russell Gentry Clark was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Russell Gentry Clark's confirmation vote?
- Russell Gentry Clark was confirmed by voice vote on July 1, 1977. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Russell Gentry Clark on?
- Russell Gentry Clark was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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 Western District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).