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TOM C. CLARK
was born on September 23, 1899, in Dallas, Texas. Following
military service in World War I, Clark enrolled in the
University of Texas, and received his law degree in 1922.
Clark practiced law in Dallas until 1927, when he was
appointed Civil District Attorney of the City. After serving
five years he resumed his law practice. In 1937, Clark
was appointed a Special Assistant in the Justice Department,
and promoted to Assistant Attorney General in 1943. President
Harry S. Truman appointed Clark Attorney General of the
United States in 1945, and he served in that position
from 1949. On August 2, 1949, President Truman nominated
Clark to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate
confirmed the appointment on August 18, 1949. Clark served
on the Supreme Court for seventeen years. He retired on
June 12, 1967, when his son was appointed Attorney General
of the United States.. Following his retirement, Clark
served as the first Chairman of the Federal Judicial Center,
which was created by Congress to improve federal court
administration. Clark also accepted assignments to sit
by designation on various United States Courts of Appeals
until his death on June 13, 1977, at the age of seventy-seven.
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