Clark Allen Smith

Clark Allen Smith (July 29, 1846 – March 6, 1921) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from December 1, 1904, to January 11, 1915.

[2][3] Directly after obtaining his degree he moved to Cawker City in Kansas,[3] where he was one of the first settlers of Mitchell County and arrived in 1871 where he became the first public school teacher.

[2] In 1880 he was elected to be judge of the 15th district, the result was contested and the state supreme court decided that the incumbents terms had not yet expired.

[7] He then won the election in November 1904 and took up the position on the court to complete the remaining unexpired term of Justice Pollock.

[4] He continued to practice law including being involved in cases presented to the supreme court such as Good v. Higgins, 99 Kan. 315 (1916)[10] and State v. William, 106 Kan. 778 (1920).