Clarke E. Stephens

Clarke E. Stephens

Associate Justice
Division Five
From 1966 to 1984

of California

Clarke Edwin Stephens, Associate Justice, Division 5, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District (December 16, 1966 – October 29, 1984, appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Sr.):

Born October 31, 1914 in Los Angeles, California; Died May 4, 1997.

Education: LL.B., University of Southern California Law School, 1939; B.S., University of Southern California, College of Commerce, 1937; State Bar Admission, December 22, 1939.

Judicial Experience: Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court (March 21, 1958 – December 16, 1966, appointed by Governor Goodwin J. Knight); Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court (October 8, 1947 – March 21, 1958, appointed by Governor Earl Warren).

Professional Background: California Judicial Council (1961 – 1963); Office of U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles; Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Southern District of California (1946 – 1947); Special Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Los Angeles County (1946 & 1941 – 1942); Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps, World War II (1942 – 1946;