▁opposition ▁to ▁trust s , ▁Wilson ▁offered ▁Clar ke ▁the ▁nom ination . ▁Though ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁abandon ▁trial ▁for ▁app ell ate ▁work , ▁he ▁felt ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁pass ▁on ▁such ▁an ▁honor ▁and ▁accepted . ▁Wilson ▁sent ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁Clar ke ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁un anim ously ▁ten ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁Clar ke ' s ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁court ▁were ▁unh appy ▁ones . ▁Having ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁aut onomy ▁of ▁a ▁trial ▁court ▁judge , ▁he ▁ch af ed ▁at ▁the ▁routine ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁h ating ▁the ▁arguments , ▁the ▁extended ▁con ferences , ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁other ▁just ices ' s ▁views ▁when ▁writing ▁opinions . ▁The ▁record ▁of ▁his ▁opinions ▁during ▁his ▁five ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch ▁reflected ▁this ▁diss atisf action . ▁While ▁he ▁issued ▁ 1 2 9 ▁majority ▁opinions , ▁he ▁also ▁diss ented ▁ 5 7 ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁short ▁term ▁on ▁the ▁court . ▁While ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁good ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁just ices ▁( and ▁developed ▁close ▁friend ships ▁with ▁William ▁R . ▁Day ▁and ▁Will is ▁Van ▁De van ter ), ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁un ple asant ▁relationship ▁with ▁Justice ▁James ▁Clark ▁Mc Re yn olds , ▁one ▁that ▁subsequently ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Court . ▁ ▁Such ▁was ▁Mc Re yn olds ' s ▁anim os