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John Clifford Wallace
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Senior status since April 8, 1996.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Nominated
- May 22, 1972
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 22, 1972
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 27, 1972
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- June 28, 1972
- Commissioned
- June 28, 1972
- Senior status
- Since April 8, 1996
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1928, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended July 14, 1972: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Navy petty officer second class, 1946-1949
- Private practice, San Diego, California, 1955-1970
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1988-1991
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1995
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