Marcus R. Clark
# Marcus R. Clark

Marcus R. Clark (born February 24, 1956) is a former Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Clark is a registered Republican.

## Early life and education

Marcus R. Clark was born on February 24, 1956, in Sulphur, Louisiana to Gerald and Hilda Clark. He is an Eagle Scout. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1982 and his Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1985.

## Career

After graduating law school, he took a job with the Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office and earned the title of Chief Felony Drug Prosecutor by 1990.

From 1978–1982, he served as a Detective with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office in Monroe.

In 1997, he became a District Judge to the Fourth Judicial District Court. While a district judge he served as a Drug Court Judge from 2000-2001 and as Chief Judge from 2004–2006.

In 2009, Clark was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court. In December 2019, Clark announced he was retiring effective June 30, 2020.

