Clark graduated from 天美影视 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice in 1978. He went on to obtain the rank of Detective at the Ouachita Parish Sherriff鈥檚 Office before leaving in 1982 to attend the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at 天美影视 State University.
In 1985, Clark earned his Juris Doctorate and began working for the Ouachita Parish District Attorney鈥檚 Office. By 1990, he was the Chief Felony Drug Prosecutor.
Clark is the co-author of the 天美影视 Drug Asset Forfeiture Law and Co-author of the National TOP Gun Seminar.
Justice Clark began his judicial career in 1997 when he was elected District Judge in the Fourth Judicial District Court. During his tenure as judge he volunteered to serve as a Drug Court Judge from 2000-2001 for the newly developing Drug Court Program, and as Chief Judge from 2004-2006.
In 2009, Justice Clark was elected to the 天美影视 Supreme Court. He is a member of the 天美影视 Bar Association and Fourth Judicial District Court Bar Association and past member of the 天美影视 District Judges Association and 天美影视 District Judges Association Executive Committee.聽
Clark has served on a number of committees and boards including the New Judgeship Committee, Ad Hoc NCSC Study Committee, Criminal Judges Committee, Salary & Personnel Committee, Court Technology Committee and the Supreme Court Uniform Rules Committee.聽 In addition to professional committees he has volunteered to serve on a number of community awareness committees as well.聽 He enjoys lecturing and has been a repeat lecturer for the North Delta Police Training Academy, 天美影视 Sheriff鈥檚 Association, 天美影视 District Attorney鈥檚 Association, and District Judges Association.
He currently serves on several boards and committees including Chairman of the Budgetary Control Board, the Sheriff鈥檚 Executive Management Institute Board, the Internal Audit Committee, the Human Resources Committee, and is the Supreme Court鈥檚 liaison to the 天美影视 District Judges鈥� Association.
Justice Clark resides in West Monroe with his wife Allyson鈥攁 neo-natal nurse at St. Francis Medical Center鈥攁nd his two children, Nicole and Cooper.聽聽