J. Clifford Wallace
| John Wallace | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office January 31, 1991 – April 8, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Goodwin |
| Succeeded by | Procter Hug |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office June 28, 1972 – April 8, 1996 |
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| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | James Carter |
| Succeeded by | Kim Wardlaw |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
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In office October 16, 1970 – June 28, 1972 |
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| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | William Enright |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 11, 1928 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Education |
San Diego State University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (LLB) |
John Clifford Wallace (born December 11, 1928) is a United States federal judge.
Born in San Diego, California, Wallace received a B.A. from San Diego State University in 1952, and an LL.B. from University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1955. He served in the United States Navy as a Second Class Petty Officer from 1946 to 1949. He was in private practice in San Diego from 1955 to 1970, at the law firm of Gray Carey Ames & Frye.
Wallace served as a federal trial-court judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, having been nominated by U.S. President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970.
Wallace was subsequently nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by Nixon on May 22, 1972, to a seat vacated by James Marshall Carter. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission the same day. Wallace served as Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit from 1991 to 1996. He assumed senior status on April 8, 1996. As a senior judge, Wallace has a reduced caseload, but he continues to hear cases in the Ninth Circuit, and he sits by designation from time to time as a visiting judge on other federal appellate courts.
Throughout his career as an appellate judge, Wallace has been deeply interested in developing strong judicial systems around the world. Wallace's support for the "rule of law" movement, which seeks to impart the concepts and ideals of an independent judiciary and impartial judicial system, dates to 1972, when he began using personal vacation time to visit judiciaries overseas. After taking senior status, he began to spend about half his time on the effort. In all, he has worked directly with judiciaries in more than 50 countries and on every continent. Wallace also serves on the Asia Council of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative.
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