J. Clifford Wallace
J. Clifford Wallace | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
Assumed office April 8, 1996 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office January 31, 1991 – April 8, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Goodwin |
Succeeded by | Procter Ralph Hug Jr. |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office June 28, 1972 – April 8, 1996 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | James Marshall Carter |
Succeeded by | Kim McLane Wardlaw |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
In office October 16, 1970 – July 14, 1972 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
Succeeded by | William Benner Enright |
Personal details | |
Born | LLB ) | December 11, 1928
John Clifford Wallace (born December 11, 1928) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Education and career
Born in San Diego, California,[1] Wallace received a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State University in 1952, and a Bachelor of Laws from UC Berkeley 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 Cary Ames & Frye.[2]
Federal judicial service
Wallace was nominated by President Richard Nixon on October 7, 1970, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, to a new seat authorized by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 13, 1970, and received his commission on October 16, 1970. His service terminated on July 14, 1972, due to his elevation to the Ninth Circuit.[2]
Wallace was nominated by President Nixon on May 22, 1972, to a seat on the
When
On July 31, 2018, Wallace wrote an opinion ruling against the sheriff Joe Arpaio. He was joined by Judges Susan P. Graber and Marsha Berzon.[9] On October 22, 2019, Wallace wrote a 2—1 opinion that prohibited religious exemptions for businesses that did not want to participate in the healthcare system due to support of contraceptives. Wallace was joined by Graber, over the dissent of Judge Andrew Kleinfeld.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Judicial Conference of the United States. Bicentennial Committee (1978). Judges of the United States. The Committee : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
- ^ a b c d John Clifford Wallace at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ ‘Californian Top Court Guess’; Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 23, 1981, p. 3A
- St. Petersburg Times; July 8, 1981, p. 6A
- The Miami Herald, October 28, 1987, p. 16
- ^ a b ‘Alternates to Bork Surfacing: Nominees’; El Paso Times, October 11, 1987, pp. 1A, 4A
- ^ Lauter, David (October 25, 1987). "Defeat of Judge Robert Bork: In Name Only?". The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey). p. A-14.
- ^ a b Hanrahan, John; ‘Consultation on New Court Nominee Pleases Democrats’; The Herald (Jasper, Indiana), October 28, 1987, p. 22
- ^ John Clifford Wallace (July 31, 2018). "United States of America, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maricopa County, Defendant-Appellant, and Joseph M. Arpaio, Defendant" (PDF). United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- ^ Danielle Wallace (October 23, 2019). "Ninth Circuit blocks Trump administration birth control exemptions". Fox News.
Sources
- J. Clifford Wallace Papers, MSS 7730; 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.
- John Clifford Wallace at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Appearances on C-SPAN