Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1972 / Senior status

John Clifford Wallace

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

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 Southern District of California.Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, June 28, 1972

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon, 1972
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
San Diego State College 1952 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1955
Succeeded by
Kim McLane Wardlaw
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1970Southern District of CaliforniaNixon (R)voice
1972Ninth Circuit · succeeded James Marshall CarterNixon (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

53 years on the Ninth Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).