Jim Clark

Jim Clark
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Current Court Information:
Yuma County Superior Court, Arizona
Title:	Former judge
Position:	Division IV
Service:
Active:	2013-4/1/2013
Preceded by:	David M. Haws
Personal History
Party:	Democratic
Bachelors:	University of Arizona
Law School:	University of Arizona Law School
Military service:	U.S. Army Reserve
Candidate 2012:
Candidate for:	Yuma County Superior Court
State:	Arizona
Election information 2012:
Incumbent:	No
Primary date:	August 28, 2012
Election date:	November 6, 2012
Election vote:	50.54%A

Jim Clark was a judge for the Yuma County Superior Court in Arizona. He was elected to four-year term on November 6, 2012, but resigned on April 1, 2013, citing personal reasons.

Education

Clark received his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from the University of Arizona.

Career

Clark served as a judge for the Yuma County Superior Court from his election on November 6, 2012, until his resignation on April 1, 2013. Before serving on the court, he was a Yuma County prosecutor and civil litigator and also an instructor for the Arizona Trial College.

Awards and associations

Clark was recognized as one of 100 Best Trial Lawyers in Arizona 2011 & 2012. He spent seven years as a member of the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness and is a former president of the Yuma County Bar Association.

2012 election

After a short delay in election results, Clark was declared the winner with 19,703 votes. Clark defeated incumbent David M. Haws by 366 votes.

See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012

See also

• Arizona Superior Court

References