Thomas Alonzo Clark

How Judge Clark rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Clark no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Position
circuit
Status
Retired 2005
Served
1979–2005
Appointed by
Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Commissioned
1979-11-02
Education
Washington and Lee University (B.S., 1942); University of Georgia School of Law (LL.B., 1949)
Signed orders read
28

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Rothenberg v. Security Management Co.
· 1982-05-24
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

In re Beverly Manufacturing Corp. (Robert Brake v. Jeanette Tavormina, Trustee)
· 1985-12-16
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The judgment below is VACATED and REMANDED.”

Picou v. Gillum
· 1987-04-03
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“VACATED and REMANDED.”

McVicar v. Standard Insulations, Inc.
· 1987-08-19
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED and REMANDED.”

Wilson v. Jones
· 1987-09-15
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED and REMANDED.”

Thomas v. Town of Davie
· 1988-06-21
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“REVERSED and REMANDED.”

United States v. Von Kolter
Nos. 87-8011, 87-8366 · 1988-07-13
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Accordingly, his conviction is REVERSED.”

Alacare Home Health Services, Inc. v. Sullivan
No. 88-7784 · 1990-01-09
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“AFFIRMED in part and REMANDED in part.”

Dermota v. United States
· 1990-03-08
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Finding that Dermota waived the right to assert a double jeopardy claim on his 2255 motion, we AFFIRM the judgment of sentence.”

Robbins v. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
No. 88-7761 · 1990-04-04
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“we hereby order that the initial award of benefits by ALJ Matera be reinstated.”

In re Shelby Motel Group, Inc. (Shelby Motel Group, Inc. v. First Alabama Bank)
· 1990-10-10
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Samples v. City of Atlanta
No. 89-8812 · 1990-11-13
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“the district court's order entering judgment for the defendants in this action is AFFIRMED.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.

A historical record

Judge Clark no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.