Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr.
Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. (August 9, 1920 – May 6, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Education and career Clarke was born on August 9, 1920, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia in 1945 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1945. He was in private practice in Richmond, Virginia, from 1945 to 1975. Federal judicial service On December 11, 1974, Clarke was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by Judge Walter Edward Hoffman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1974, and received his commission on December 20, 1974. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1991. He served in that capacity until his death on May 6, 2004, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. References Sources 1920 births 2004 deaths People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Lawyers from Richmond, Virginia People from Virginia Beach, Virginia University of Virginia alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia United States