John Clifford Wallace at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 28, 1972–present
John Clifford Wallace
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, San Diego, CA, 1955-1970
- U.S. Navy petty officer second class, 1946-1949
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. California, 1970-1972
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1972-1996
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- San Diego State University
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Personal record
Born 1928 · San Diego, CA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1389291CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3351/john-clifford-wallace/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure