 marcia rachel clark (born marcia rachel kleks; august 31, 1953) is an american prosecutor, author, and television correspondent who gained fame as the head prosecutor in the o.j. simpson murder case. ==early life== clark was born in berkeley, california, to a jewish family. she graduated from susan e. wagner high school, a public high school in the manor heights section of staten island. she graduated from ucla in 1976 with a degree in political science, then earned a j.d. at southwestern university school of law. she was admitted to the state bar of california in 1979.members.calbar.ca.gov ==career== clark was a prosecutor for the state of california, county of los angeles, best remembered for her involvement in the o.j. simpson murder case along with christopher darden.http://www.nytimes.com/keyword/marcia-clark prior to the o.j. simpson murder trial, her most high-profile prosecution was in 1991, when she prosecuted robert john bardo for the murder of television star rebecca schaeffer.http://www.wma.com/marcia_clark/summary/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-23/local/me-151_1_murder-trial with teresa carpenter, she authored a book, without a doubt, about the simpson case, in a deal reported to be worth $4.2 million.http://www.cnn.com/us/9701/09/briefs/clark.html clark was on leave from her job following simpson's acquittal in 1995, and officially resigned in 1997, before the release of her book. in the years following the simpson trial, clark has made numerous appearances on television including being a "special correspondent" for entertainment tonight, where she provided coverage of high-profile trials and reported from the red carpet at awards shows such as the emmys. she was a guest attorney on the short-lived television show power of attorney and was also featured on headline news (hln) to weigh in on the casey anthony trial.http://www.liquida.com/nancy-grace-caylee-anthony-updates/ in july 2013, clark provided commentary for cnn on the george zimmerman murder trial in florida. in addition, clark contrib
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