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John Proctor Clarke (April 23, 1856 – January 12, 1932) was a Presiding Justice,
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division The Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York are the intermediate appellate courts in New York State. There are four Appellate Divisions, one in each of the state's four Judicial Departments (e.g., the full title of the ...
, First Department, an intermediate appellate court in
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, and an attorney. Clarke was Presiding Justice for a decade, 1916 – 1926, and had served as an Associate Justice since 1905. Clarke was preceded by George L. Ingraham and succeeded by Victor J. Dowling as Presiding Justice. He was born in
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to Isaac Edwards Clarke and Mary (Proctor) Clarke, and reared in
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. Clarke was graduated by
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, B.A., 1878, and a classmate of
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. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1880. He had served as an assistant
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before elevation to the First Department.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, John Proctor 1856 births 1932 deaths Presiding Justices of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department