John Clifford Wallace
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1972 and confirmed by voice vote, John Clifford Wallace is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1955. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1928 · age 98
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1972
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- San Diego State College 1952 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1955
- Succeeded
- James Marshall Carter
- Succeeded by
- Kim McLane Wardlaw
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Southern District of California | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
| 1972 | Ninth Circuit succeeded James Marshall Carter | Nixon (R) | Voice vote |
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
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Wallace authored 10 published opinions for the court (1971–2012). Most cited: Ward v. Chavez (197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ward v. Chavez | 678 F.3d 1042 | 197 |
| 2009 | Boucher v. Shaw | 572 F.3d 1087 | 108 |
| 2007 | Doe v. Woodford | 508 F.3d 563 | 85 |
| 2007 | Global Horizons, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Labor | 510 F.3d 1054 | 24 |
| 2007 | Access Fund v. United States Department of Agriculture | 499 F.3d 1036 | 17 |
| 2007 | Schroeder v. Tilton | 493 F.3d 1083 | 13 |
| 2012 | United States v. White | 670 F.3d 1077 | 12 |
| 1972 | Burns v. Rohr Corporation | 346 F. Supp. 994 | 12 |
| 1971 | Greitzer v. United States National Bank | 326 F. Supp. 762 | 8 |
| 1972 | Goodwin v. United States | 371 F. Supp. 433 | 0 |
Showing the 10 most-cited of 10 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 John Clifford Wallace?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed John Clifford Wallace to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1972.
- Was John Clifford Wallace appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Clifford Wallace was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Clifford Wallace's confirmation vote?
- John Clifford Wallace was confirmed by voice vote on June 28, 1972. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is John Clifford Wallace on?
- John Clifford Wallace is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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54 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).