Darcel Denise Clark (born 1962) is a New York attorney and prosecutor who currently serves as the Bronx County District Attorney, serving since 2016. Clark is the first woman to hold that office, and the first female of color to serve as a district attorney in the history of the State of New York.Prior to being elected district attorney, Clark served as a judge on New York City Criminal Court and subsequently on the New York Supreme Court in the Bronx and in that court's Appellate Division.Clark is a native of the Bronx. In her early life, she lived in the Soundview Houses in the South Bronx. Her parents, Daniel and Viola, were both community-oriented people. Her father, a grounds supervisor, worked hard to provide for the family. Her mother, a nurse, was a member of the tenant patrol, which was formed in 1975, to keep neighbors and their children safe. She attended New York City Public Schools and graduated from Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx. Clark became the first member of her family to attend college. Wikipedia