Clarence Melville York (November 24, 1867 – June 20, 1906) was an American attorney who, in the 1890s, was one of the first law clerks to the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
York was born in Vineland, New Jersey, on November 24, 1867, and moved to Washington, D.C., in 1887.
from National University School of Law (now the George Washington University Law School) in Washington, D.C.[2][3] In 1890, he was a clerk at the United States General Land Office.
From 1890 to 1896, York was a Supreme Court law clerk to Chief Justice Melville Fuller.
[1][4] York is the longest-serving law clerk for the Court, his record of 17 years service equaled only by Frederick J.