Background
Clarke, J. Calvitt was born on August 9, 1920 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Calvitt and Helen Caroline (Mattson) Clarke.
Clarke, J. Calvitt was born on August 9, 1920 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Calvitt and Helen Caroline (Mattson) Clarke.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University of Virginia, 1945; Juris Doctor, University of Virginia, 1945.
Practiced in, Richmond, Virginia, 1944-1974; partner firm, Bowles, Anderson, Boyd, Clarke & Herod, 1944-1960; firm, Sands Anderson, Marks and Clarke, 1960-1974; judge, United States District Court (eastern district) Virginia, 1975-1991; senior judge, United States District Court (eastern district) Virginia, since 1991. Member 4th Circuit Judicial Conference, 1963. Honorary consul for Republic of Bolivia, 1959-1975.
Chairman Citizen's Advisory Committee on Joint Water System for Henrico and Hanover counties, Virginia, 1968-1969. Member Mayor's Freedom Train Committee, 1948-1950. Delegate Young Republican National Convention, Salt Lake City, 1949, Boston, 1951.
Chairman Richmond (Virginia) Republican Committee, 1952-1954. Candidate for Congress, 1954. Chairman Virginia 3d District Republican Committee, 1955-1958, 74-75, Virginia State Republican Convention, since 1958.
Co-founder Young Republican Federation of Virginia, 1950, national committeeman, 1950-1954, chairman, 1955. Chairman 3d district Speakers Bureau, Nixon-Lodge campaign, 1960, member finance committee, 1960-1974. Chairman Henrico County Republican Committee, 1956-1958.
Finance chairman 1956. President Couples Sunday School class Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Virginia, 1948-1950, member board deacons, 1948-1961, elder, since 1964. Board directors Family Service Children's Aid Society, 1948-1961, Gambles Hill Community Center, 1950-1960, Christian Children's Fund, Inc., 1960-1967, Children, Inc., 1967-1975, Norfolk Forum, 1978-1983.
Member of the board of chancellors International Consular Academy, 1965-1975. Trustee Henrico County Public Library, chairman, 1971-1973. Fellow Virginia Law Foundation.
Member Virginia State Bar (member 3rd district committee 1967-1970, chairman 1969-1970), Richmond Bar Association, Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Thomas Jefferson Society of Alumni University of Virginia Lile Law Society, McGuires U. School Alumni (president 1995-1996), American Judicature Society, American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association (vice Chairman of Commission on cooperation with foreign bars 1960-1961), Richmond Junior Chamber of Commerce (director 1946-1950), Windmill Point Yacht Club, Westwood Racquet Club (president 1961-1962), Commonwealth Club, Delta Theta Phi.
Married Mary Jane Cromer, February 1, 1943 (dec.1985). Children: Joseph Calvitt III, Martha Tiffany. Married Betty Ann Holladay, May 29, 1986.