Given the question: Facts: - death place: virginia beach , virginia , u.s. - appointer: gerald ford - successor: robert e. payne - death date: 6 may 2004 - predecessor: walter edward hoffman - office: judge eastern district of virginia of the united states district court for the - education: university of virginia university of virginia school of law - term end: july 31 , 1991 - term start: december 20 , 1974 - birth date: august 9 , 1920 - name: joseph calvitt clarke , jr. . - birth place: harrisburg , pennsylvania , u.s. Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph calvitt clarke jr. . .
The answer is:
joseph calvitt clarke jr. -lrb- august 9 , 1920 -- may 6 , 2004 -rrb- was a united states federal judge .