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Portrait of Stephen Robert Clark Sr.

Stephen Robert Clark Sr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 5345, Stephen Robert Clark Sr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from St. Louis University School of Law in 1991. Sources ↓

Born
1966 · age 60
Appointed by
Donald J. Trump, 2019
Confirmed
53–45
Education
University of Notre Dame 1988 · St. Louis Law 1991

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2019Eastern District of MissouriTrump (R)53–45

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 5345 on May 22, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 124. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 53

1 D, 52 R

Voted against · 45

43 D, 2 I

Did not vote · 2

1 D, 1 R

Education

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Clark was assigned 1,335 district-court cases (1994–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 188 days across 990 closed cases.

Other civil matters45%
Criminal25%
Personal-injury torts9%
Civil rights6%
Contract3%
Other federal statutes3%
Other8%

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 76 of Clark’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 69 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 2 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.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Stephen Robert Clark Sr.?
President Donald J. Trump appointed Stephen Robert Clark Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2019.
Was Stephen Robert Clark Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Stephen Robert Clark Sr. was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Stephen Robert Clark Sr.'s confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Stephen Robert Clark Sr. 53–45 on May 22, 2019.
Which court is Stephen Robert Clark Sr. on?
Stephen Robert Clark Sr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Sources

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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).