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'''Jim Clark''' was a judge for the [[Yuma County Superior Court, Arizona|Yuma County Superior Court]] in [[Arizona]]. He was elected to four-year term on November 6, 2012, but resigned on April 1, 2013, citing personal reasons.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.yumasun.com/news/clark-86449-county-judge.html ''Yuma Sun'', "Newly-elected judge Clark resigns," April 01, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.yumasun.com/articles/yuma-77760-clark-arizona.html ''Yuma Sun'', "Attorney Jim Clark announces for judge," March 25, 2012] ''([[dead link]])''</ref>
'''Jim Clark''' was a judge for the [[Yuma County Superior Court, Arizona|Yuma County Superior Court]] in [[Arizona]]. He was elected to four-year term on November 6, 2012, but resigned on April 1, 2013, citing personal reasons.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.yumasun.com/news/clark-86449-county-judge.html ''Yuma Sun'', "Newly-elected judge Clark resigns," April 01, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.yumasun.com/articles/yuma-77760-clark-arizona.html ''Yuma Sun'', "Attorney Jim Clark announces for judge," March 25, 2012] ''([[dead link]])''</ref>


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Jim Clark
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Prior offices:
Yuma County Superior Court Arizona Division 4

Education
Bachelor's
University of Arizona
Law
University of Arizona Law School


Jim Clark was a judge for the Yuma County Superior Court in Arizona. He was elected to four-year term on November 6, 2012, but resigned on April 1, 2013, citing personal reasons.[1][2]

Education

Clark received his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from the University of Arizona.[3]

Career

Clark served as a judge for the Yuma County Superior Court from his election on November 6, 2012, until his resignation on April 1, 2013. Before serving on the court, he was a Yuma County prosecutor and civil litigator and also an instructor for the Arizona Trial College.[4]

Awards and associations

Clark was recognized as one of 100 Best Trial Lawyers in Arizona 2011 & 2012. He spent seven years as a member of the Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness and is a former president of the Yuma County Bar Association.[4]

2012 election

After a short delay in election results, Clark was declared the winner with 19,703 votes. Clark defeated incumbent David M. Haws by 366 votes.[5][6][7][8][9]

See also: Arizona judicial elections, 2012

See also

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