John Clifford Wallace at a glance
- Current role
- Senior U.S. Circuit Judge
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
John Clifford Wallace
Senior U.S. Circuit Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge · Not Current In Effective Roster · June 28, 1972–Not Current In Effective Roster · Assignment source ↗
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge · Senior · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Appointment method
- Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
- Appointing authority
- Richard M. Nixon
- Source authority
- Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1972-1996
- Judge, District Court, S.D. California, 1970-1972
- U.S. Navy petty officer second class, 1946-1949
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- B.A., San Diego State University (1952) LL.B., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (1955)
Additional information
- Recipient of the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award (2005)
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States (1991–1995)
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center (1988–1991)
- Private practice, San Diego, CA, 1955-1970
- Date of birth: 1928-01-01
- Images of Judge John Clifford Wallace are available from reputable sources, including Wikimedia Commons and C‐SPAN.
- Birth place: San Diego, CA
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Oral argument
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.
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 unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 11, 2026.
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory · effective June 28, 1972 · Source checked July 25, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗