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John Clifford Wallace
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970–1972
John Clifford Wallace , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John Clifford Wallace (born December 11, 1928) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed to the Ninth Circuit in 1972 by President Richard Nixon and was its chief judge from 1991 to 1996. He was a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California from 1970 to 1972.
Education
- San Diego State CollegeB.A., 1952
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawLL.B., 1955
Career
U.S. Navy petty officer second class, 1946-1949; Private practice, San Diego, California, 1955-1970; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1988-1991; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1995
Biography
John Clifford Wallace (born December 11, 1928) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed to the Ninth Circuit in 1972 by President Richard Nixon and was its chief judge from 1991 to 1996. He was a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California from 1970 to 1972.
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