A murder defendant once tried to escape Judge Lawrence Clark’s courtroom amidst an uproar at a guilty verdict. “Get that guy!” Clark shouted as he climbed down from the bench to help.
Voters elected Judge Lawrence Clark to the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas in 1995, where he served until retiring at age 70 in 2014. Afterward, he still heard cases as a senior judge.The Dauphin County criminal justice community is mourning the loss of a larger-than-life legal figure.
Judge Lawrence Clark, 80, died Monday in his Derry Township home after a long illness. His death came one year after his wife, Mary Beth Clark , 72, an award-winning nurse educator,If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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