--- title: "Evan Jonathan Wallach | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-jonathan-wallach" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Evan Jonathan Wallach U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2011-present - Judge, United States Court of International Trade, 1995-2011 - Before joining the judiciary, Wallach was a partner at Lionel Sawyer & Collins in Las Vegas (1976–1995) and held the role of general counsel and public policy advisor to U.S. Senator Harry Reid (1986–1987). - Served in the U.S. Army (1969–1971) and Nevada National Guard (1989–1995), including time as a Judge Advocate General in the International Affairs Division during the Gulf War, advising on the law of war and investigating alleged war crimes. - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ### Education - (International Law), Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge — LL.B. (1981) - University of California, Berkeley School of Law — J.D. (1976) - in Political Science, University of Arizona — B.A. (1973) - Diablo Valley College ### Additional information - Assumed senior status on May 31, 2021. - U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit — Appointed by President Barack Obama on July 28, 2011, confirmed by the Senate 99–0 on November 8, 2011, and commissioned November 18, 2011. - U.S. Court of International Trade — Appointed by President Bill Clinton on June 27, 1995, confirmed by the Senate August 11, 1995, and commissioned August 14, 1995. - Private practice, Las Vegas, NV, 1976-1995 - Harry Reid, NV, 1986-1987 - Instructor, Political Science Department, University of Nevada, 1981-1982 - U.S. Army sergeant, 1969-1971 - Date of birth: 1949-01-01 - Recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on international law, war crimes, and the law of war. - General counsel and public policy advisor, U.S. Sen. - Acalanes High School - In summary: Evan Jonathan Wallach is a distinguished federal judge with a career spanning military legal service, private practice, and two major federal judicial posts, recognized for his expertise in international and war crimes law. - Birth place: Superior, AZ ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### argument check in Scope: courtwide Arguing counsel must check in with the courtroom deputy at least 30 minutes before the day's session starts. Evidence excerpt: Arguing counsel must check-in with the courtroom deputy at their assigned courtroom at least thirty minutes before the start of the day's session. [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### same day changes Scope: courtwide Same-day changes to arguing counsel or time divisions are generally not allowed without a prior new appearance and amended response to the notice of oral argument. Evidence excerpt: Same-day changes to arguing counsel or time divisions are generally not allowed, absent prior filing of a new entry of appearance and an amended Response to Notice of Oral Argument in the case. [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392931) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392931) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392931) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3354/evan-jonathan-wallach/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3354/evan-jonathan-wallach/) - [Wikidata: Evan Wallach](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5415563) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-jonathan-wallach", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/evan-jonathan-wallach", "name": "Evan Jonathan Wallach | KnowJudges", "description": "Evan Jonathan Wallach, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 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