Judge Clark attended Columbia University and Albany Law School (ALS), during which time she also completed an internship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. After graduation, she went to work at Dreyer Boyajian, LLP as an associate. Shortly after, she was offered a position by Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney. At the Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office, she began as the DWI prosecutor and then moved to the general felony bureau. She became the sex crimes/child abuse prosecutor and was then promoted to become the first Bureau Chief of the Special Victims Unit.

 

In 2004, Mayor Brian U. Stratton appointed Judge Clark to the position of Schenectady City Court Judge, and she then won election to that position for a full ten-year term. In November 2010, Judge Clark was elected as Schenectady County Family Court Judge. In November 2012, she was elected to the Supreme Court for the Fourth District of New York, the second woman to ever achieve that position. In April 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Judge Clark to the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department and has since been reappointed by Governor Kathy Hochul.

 

In March 2024, Judge Clark was appointed Co-Chair of the Attorney Emeritus Advisory Council by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson. Judge Clark has received various awards including recognition from the New York State Bar Association in 2013 for her support of pro bono efforts and access to justice. Judge Clark enjoys mentoring law students and speaking at events. She loves spending time with her family and has two daughters, ages 18 and 22.