Who appointed Evan Jonathan Wallach?

President Barack Obama appointed Evan Jonathan Wallach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2011.

Was Evan Jonathan Wallach appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Evan Jonathan Wallach was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Evan Jonathan Wallach's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Evan Jonathan Wallach 99–0 on November 8, 2011.

Federal Circuit / Appointed 2011 / Senior status since 2021

Evan Jonathan Wallach

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, Evan Jonathan Wallach is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1976. He previously served on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1949 · age 77
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: 99–0
Education: University of Arizona 1973 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1976
Succeeded: Arthur J. Gajarsa
Succeeded by: Tiffany Patrice Cunningham

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1995	U.S. Court of International Trade succeeded Edward Domenic Re	Clinton (D)	Voice vote
2011	Federal Circuit succeeded Arthur J. Gajarsa	Obama (D)	99–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 99–0 on November 8, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 199. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 99

51 D, 46 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 1

1 R

Jeff Sessions(R-AL)

Education

University of Arizona	B.A.	1973
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law	J.D.	1976
University of Cambridge Faculty of Law	LL.B.	1981

Judicial Record

In our data, Wallach authored 178 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Mannesmannrohren-Werke AG v. United States (50 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1999	Mannesmannrohren-Werke AG v. United States	77 F. Supp. 2d 1302	50
1999	Coalition for the Preservation of American Brake Drum & Rotor Aftermarket Manufacturers v. United States	44 F. Supp. 2d 229	43
1998	United States v. Islip	18 F. Supp. 2d 1047	43
1999	United States v. Complex MacHine Works Co.	83 F. Supp. 2d 1307	40
2004	Skf USA Inc. v. United States	316 F. Supp. 2d 1322	37
2000	Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. United States	112 F. Supp. 2d 1141	34
1999	Ammex, Inc. v. United States	62 F. Supp. 2d 1148	32
2004	Usinor, Beautor, Haironville, Sollac Atlantique, Sollac Lorraine v. United States	342 F. Supp. 2d 1267	31
2004	Nsk Ltd. v. United States	346 F. Supp. 2d 1312	26
2007	Target Stores, Div. of Target Corp. v. United States	471 F. Supp. 2d 1344	21
2000	Precision Specialty Metals, Inc. v. United States	116 F. Supp. 2d 1350	21
2001	Acciai Speciali Terni S.P.A. v. United States	142 F. Supp. 2d 969	20
2000	Allegheny Ludlum Corp. v. United States	215 F. Supp. 2d 1322	20
2000	Minnetonka Brands, Inc. v. United States	110 F. Supp. 2d 1020	20
1999	Union Camp Corp. v. United States	53 F. Supp. 2d 1310	18

Showing the 15 most-cited of 178 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Evan Jonathan Wallach?: President Barack Obama appointed Evan Jonathan Wallach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2011.
Was Evan Jonathan Wallach appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Evan Jonathan Wallach was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Evan Jonathan Wallach's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Evan Jonathan Wallach 99–0 on November 8, 2011.
Which court is Evan Jonathan Wallach on?: Evan Jonathan Wallach is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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14 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).