David Clark

Professional career

• David M. Clark is a judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Arkansas, serving since July 1, 2007, and overseeing significant portions of the domestic relations, probate, and civil dockets in Faulkner, Searcy, and Van Buren counties
• Before becoming a judge, Clark held the role of a deputy prosecuting attorney in the 20th Judicial District (appointed in 1996) and earlier in the 6th Judicial District, working in both the drug unit and gang unit.
• He also held the role of Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the 20th Judicial District until his judicial appointment

Education

Additional information

• He was appointed by former Governor Mike Beebe and has been re‐elected in 2008, 2014, and 2020.
• All dependency and neglect cases filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services
• 65% of the domestic relations docket
• 20% of the civil docket
• About half of the probate docket
• Judge Clark presides over Department 4 of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court, which covers Faulkner, Searcy, and Van Buren counties.