Marcia Clark

About

Marcia Rachel Clark (née Kleks, formerly Horowitz; born August 31, 1953) is an American prosecutor, author, television correspondent, and television producer. She was the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case.

Clark was born Marcia Rachel Kleks on August 31, 1953, in Alameda, California the daughter of Rozlyn (née Masur) and Abraham Kleks. Both of her parents are of Jewish origins. Her father was born in Mandatory Palestine and raised there and in Israel, and worked as a chemist for the FDA. Because of her father’s job, the family moved several times, including living in California, New York, Michigan, and Maryland.
Clark graduated from Susan E. Wagner High School, a public school in the Manor Heights section of Staten Island, New York City. She studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, graduating in 1976 with a degree in political science, and then earned a Juris Doctor degree at Southwestern University School of Law.

Clark was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1979, where she continued to practice law. She worked in private practice and as a public defender for the city of Los Angeles before…