| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Sir Fielding Clarke | |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | Attorney General of Fiji |
| Governor: | Sir William Des Vœux |
| Term Start: | 1881 |
| Term End: | 1885 |
| Predecessor: | Joseph Garrick |
| Successor: | Henry Spencer Berkeley |
| Order1: | Acting |
| Office1: | Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific |
| Monarch1: | Victoria |
| 1Blankname1: | High Commissioner |
| 1Namedata1: | Sir William Des Vœux |
| Term Start1: | 1882 |
| Term End1: | 1883 |
| Predecessor1: | Sir John Gorrie |
| Successor1: | Sir Henry Wrenfordsley |
| Order2: | Acting |
| Office2: | Chief Justice of Fiji |
| Monarch2: | Victoria |
| Governor2: | Sir William Des Vœux |
| Term Start2: | 1882 |
| Term End2: | 1883 |
| Predecessor2: | Sir John Gorrie |
| Successor2: | Sir Henry Wrenfordsley |
| Order3: | Acting |
| Office3: | Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific |
| Monarch3: | Victoria |
| 1Blankname3: | High Commissioner |
| 1Namedata3: | Sir William Des Vœux |
| Term Start3: | 1884 |
| Term End3: | 1884 |
| Predecessor3: | Sir Henry Wrenfordsley |
| Successor3: | Himself As substantive Chief Judicial Commissioner |
| Order4: | Acting |
| Office4: | Chief Justice of Fiji |
| Monarch4: | Victoria |
| Governor4: | Sir William Des Vœux |
| Term Start4: | 1884 |
| Term End4: | 1884 |
| Predecessor4: | Sir Henry Wrenfordsley |
| Successor4: | Himself As substantive Chief Justice |
| Order5: | 3rd |
| Office5: | Chief Judicial Commissioner for the Western Pacific |
| Monarch5: | Victoria |
| 1Blankname5: | High Commissioner |
| 1Namedata5: | Sir John Thurston (acting) Sir Charles Mitchell Sir John Thurston |
| Term Start5: | 1885 |
| Term End5: | 1889 |
| Predecessor5: | Himself As acting Chief Judicial Commissioner |
| Successor5: | Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley |
| Order6: | 5th |
| Office6: | Chief Justice of Fiji |
| Monarch6: | Victoria |
| Governor6: | Sir John Thurston(acting) Sir Charles Mitchell Sir John Thurston |
| Term Start6: | 1885 |
| Term End6: | 1889 |
| Predecessor6: | Himself As acting Chief Justice |
| Successor6: | Sir Henry Spencer Berkeley |
| Order7: | 6th |
| Office7: | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong |
| Monarch7: | Victoria |
| Governor7: | Sir William Robinson |
| Term Start7: | 1892 |
| Term End7: | 1896 |
| Predecessor7: | Sir James Russell |
| Successor7: | Sir John Carrington |
| Order8: | 9th |
| Office8: | Chief Justice of Jamaica |
| Monarch8: | Victoria, Edward VII, George V |
| Governor8: | Sir Henry Norman |
| Term Start8: | 1896 |
| Term End8: | 1911 |
| Predecessor8: | Henry Burford-Hancock |
| Successor8: | Anthony Coll |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1851 |
| Death Place: | Essex, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Spouse: | Mary (May) Milward Pierce |
| Alma Mater: | University of London Middle Temple |
Sir Fielding Clarke (23 February 1851 – 30 July 1928) was a British colonial barrister, civil servant and jurist. He served as Chief Justice of Fiji, Hong Kong and Jamaica.
Clarke was the fourth son of Henry Booth Clarke and his wife Isabella. He married in 1888 Mary (May) Milward Pierce, the daughter of Mr Justice Timbrell Pierce D.L.[1]
Clarke was educated in Switzerland and then returned to England to attend King's College London and London University (LLB). On 12 November 1872 he was admitted to Middle Temple and in 1876 was called to the bar of the Middle Temple.
After being called to the Bar, Clarke practised on the North Eastern Circuit.
In 1881, he embarked on career as a civil servant and jurist in various British colonies. In that year, he was appointed Attorney General of Fiji in 1881 and served in that position until 1885. He acted as Chief Justice of Fiji and Chief Judicial Commissioner, Western Pacific from 1882 to 1883 and in 1884. In 1885 he was appointed Chief Justice of Fiji & Chief Judicial Commissioner, Western Pacific. He served in that position until 1889.
In 1889, he was appointed Puisne Judge, of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong.
In 1892 he was appointed Chief Justice of Hong Kong succeeding Sir James Russell.
Clarke was knighted in 1894 while Chief Justice of Hong Kong.
In 1896 he was appointed as Chief Justice of Jamaica and served in that position until 1911 when he retired. He moved to Southchurch, Essex and later lived in Stifford, Essex.[2]
In retirement, he was appointed, in 1916, to the Appeal Tribunal for the County of Essex created under the Military Service Act 1916 which introduced conscription.[3]
Clarke died on 30 July 1928 in Essex, England.[4]
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-