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 | 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 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.