| Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
| Term Start: | July 31, 1991 |
| Term End: | May 6, 2004 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
| Term Start1: | December 20, 1974 |
| Term End1: | July 31, 1991 |
| Appointer1: | Gerald Ford |
| Predecessor1: | Walter Edward Hoffman |
| Successor1: | Robert E. Payne |
| Birth Name: | Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Education: | University of Virginia (B.S.) University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B.) |
Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. (August 9, 1920 – May 6, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Clarke was born on August 9, 1920, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia in 1945 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1945. He was in private practice in Richmond, Virginia, from 1945 to 1975.
On December 11, 1974, Clarke was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by Judge Walter Edward Hoffman. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1974, and received his commission on December 20, 1974. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1991. He served in that capacity until his death on May 6, 2004, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.