Cornelia Clark

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Cornelia A. Clark (b. September 15, 1950) is a justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Justice Clark is a Democrat and is one of four justices on the five-justice court appointed by Democratic governor Phil Bredesen.

Legal education

A native of Franklin, Tennessee, Justice Clark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville in 1971. She subsequently earned the M.A.T. at Harvard University in 1972 and the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the Vanderbilt University Law School in 1979.[1]

Legal experience

Justice Cornelia Clark was in private practice with Farris, Warfield and Kanaday from 1979 to 1989, and served as circuit judge for the 21st Judicial District of Tennessee from 1989 to 1999. From May of 1999 to September of 2005 she served as Director of the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts, and in 2006, she was elected to the Supreme Court in August 2006.[1]

Justice Clark is a member of the Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women and has served as Second Vice President of the Nashville Bar Association.[1]

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References

The Tennessee Project on Judgepedia