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# Marcus R. Clark

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Louisiana
- State: Louisiana
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Supreme Court of Louisiana, 2009-present
- court: Supreme Court of Louisiana · role: Associate Justice - District 4 · start date: 2009-11-19 · end date: 2020-06-30 · notes: Elected special election Oct 17 2009 filling Chet D. Traylor vacancy; re-elected unopposed 2016; retired June 2020; succeeded by Jay McCallum; died Sept 25 2024
- Marcus R. Clark (1956 – 2024) was an American lawyer and jurist who held the role of an Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 2009 to 2020
- Detective, DA’s Office, Chief Felony Drug Prosecutor, District Judge, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice (2009–2020)
- court: Fourth Judicial District Court, Louisiana - Division E · role: District Judge · start date: 1997 · end date: 2009-11-18 · notes: Drug Court Judge 2000-2001
- Chief Felony Drug Prosecutor — Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office · start year: 1990 · end year: 1997
- Assistant District Attorney — Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office · start year: 1985 · end year: 1990
- Recognized for his work in drug prosecution, judicial leadership, and community service, Clark was remembered for his strong work ethic, dedication to the justice system, and contributions to Louisiana’s legal and law enforcement communities

### Education

- He later received his J.D. from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1985
- B.A. in Criminal Justice from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana University) in 1978.
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — J.D.

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 2008-2008
- prof, 2008-2008
- Chief Judge 2004-2006; defeated 7 candidates in 1997
- Deputy Sheriff / Detective — Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Department · start year: 1978 · end year: 1982
- Born February 24, 1956 in Sulphur, Louisiana, to Gerald and Hilda Clark, he graduated from Sulphur High School in 1974
- Date of birth: 1956-02-24
- Birth place: Sulphur

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### electronic or photographic presentation of evidence

Scope: statewide

Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes.

Evidence excerpt: A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence

[Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### broadcast recording photography

Scope: statewide

Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies.

Evidence excerpt: a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom

[Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### appellate extended media coverage

Scope: statewide

Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel.

Evidence excerpt: An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedings

[Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4570/marcus-r-clark/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4570/marcus-r-clark/)
- [Supreme Court of Louisiana current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4570/marcus-r-clark/)
- [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4570/marcus-r-clark/)
- [Wikidata: Marcus R. Clark](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6758399)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marcus-r-clark-4570)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.doa.la.gov/media/4erbobyw/jml-24-152-flags-at-half-staff-justice-marcus-clark.pdf)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/33252203/the-honorable-justice-marcus-r-clark)
- [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_R._Clark)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4570/marcus-r-clark/)
- [Wikidata: Marcus R. Clark](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6758399)

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