Cornelia Clark

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Cornelia Clark
Current Court Information:
Tennessee Supreme Court
Title:   Justice
Service:
Active:   2005-2014
Past position:   Tennessee Courts
Past term:   1999-2005
Past position:   Administrative Director
Personal History
Born:   September 15, 1950
Party:   Democrat
Bachelors:   Vanderbilt University, 1971
Law School:   Vanderbilt School of Law, 1979
Graduate School:   Harvard University, 1972

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Cornelia A. Clark is the chief justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court. She served as chief justice since September 1, 2010. [1] She was elected in August of 2006 and her term ends in 2014. [2]

Education

Clark received her B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1971, her M.A.T. from Harvard University in 1972, and her J.D. from the Vanderbilt School of Law in 1979.[3]

Career

After graduating from law school, Clark went into private practice until 1989. That year, she joined the 21st Circuit Court. In 1999, Clark was appointed Administrative Director of the Tennessee Courts. She was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2005.[2]

Awards and Associations

  • 2005 Liberty Bell Award, Williamson County Bar Association
  • 2006-present Chairman, Tennessee Judicial Council
  • 2004-05 Board of Directors, Conference of State Court Administrators
  • 1997-98 Vice President, Tennessee Judicial Conference
  • 1997-98 Dean, Tennessee Judicial Academy
  • Member, Tennessee John Marshall American Inn of Court
  • Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
  • Member, National Association of Women Judges
  • Founding member, Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women [2]

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References

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