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J. Clifford Wallace

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Senior Circuit Judge
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
CA Southern - San Diego





U.S. Navy petty officer second class, 1946-49; private practice, San Diego, 1955-70; board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1988-91; member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-95; nominated October 1970, confirmed October 1970, senior status April 1996

UC Berkeley Boalt Hall, LLB, 1995



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Man of Faith and Judicial Excellence 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Nov. 13, 2006

Rulings
Case Category Published
Melendres v. Skinner
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 19, 2024
Colin-Villavicencio v. Garland
concurring
 Immigration Jul. 23, 2024
Herrera v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
author
 Arbitration Mar. 11, 2024
Best Carpet Values, Inc. v. Google LLC
author
 Torts Jan. 11, 2024
Love v. Villacana
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 11, 2023
Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc.
affirmed
 Torts Jul. 6, 2023
U.S. v. Lucas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2023
Negrete v. City of Oakland
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 19, 2022
Willie Jones, Sr. v. USA
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 9, 2022
Amended Opinion: Aylward v. SelectHealth
author
 Health Care May 31, 2022
Jones v. U.S.
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 12, 2022
Aylward v. SelectHealth
author
 Health Care Apr. 14, 2022
U.S. v. Wells
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 23, 2022
Ballentine v. Tucker
author
 Civil Rights Mar. 9, 2022
ACA Connects v. Bonta
concurring
 Cyber Law Jan. 31, 2022
In re Walsh
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 20, 2021
Li v. Garland
author
 Immigration Sep. 22, 2021
Gov't of Guam v. Guerrero
author
 Tax Sep. 1, 2021
Lalayan v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jul. 14, 2021
In re Volkswagen Litigation
dissenting
 Securities Jun. 28, 2021
Soto-Soto v. Merrick Garland
dissenting
 Immigration Jun. 14, 2021
Padilla Carino v. Garland
author
 Immigration May 19, 2021
Macedo Templos v. Wilkinson
author
 Immigration Feb. 10, 2021
Momox-Caselis v. Donohue
author
 Civil Rights Feb. 4, 2021
Nguyen v. Barr
author
 Immigration Dec. 22, 2020
Attia v. Google
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 17, 2020
Castillo v. Barr
author
 Immigration Nov. 19, 2020
U.S. v. Lusby
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 26, 2020
Amended Opinion: Canela v. Costco
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
U.S. v. Lague
author
 Evidence Aug. 21, 2020
Ashker v. Newsom
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2020
Canela v. Costco
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 10, 2020
Parsons v. Ryan
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 30, 2020
State of California v. Little Sisters of the Poor
author
 Remedies Oct. 23, 2019
Amended Opinion: Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association
author
 Consumer Law Oct. 9, 2019
HiQ Labs v. LinkedIn Corp.
concurring
 Cyber Law Sep. 10, 2019
O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan
author
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
U.S. v. Lindsay
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 24, 2019
B.K. v. Snyder
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 29, 2019
Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association
author
 Consumer Law Jan. 10, 2019
U.S. v. Johnson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 10, 2019
Parsons v. Ryan
author
 Contracts Dec. 21, 2018
Olivas-Motta v. Whitaker
author
 Immigration Dec. 20, 2018
State of California v. The Little Sisters of the Poor
author
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 18, 2018
Sulyma v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 29, 2018
SEC v. Stein
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 12, 2018
U.S. v. Nature
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 7, 2018
Melendres v. U.S.
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 1, 2018
U.S. v. Robertson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2018
Tindall v. First Solar Inc.
author
 Business Law Jun. 14, 2018
Amended Opinion: Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
author
 Immigration Feb. 16, 2018
Amended Opinion: Leon v. Berryhill
author
 Administrative Agencies Jan. 26, 2018
Leon v. Berryhill
author
 Administrative Agencies Nov. 8, 2017
Estate of Lopez v. Gelhaus
dissenting
 Civil Rights Sep. 25, 2017
Sierra Club v. Pruitt
dissenting
 Environmental Law Aug. 29, 2017
In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation
dissenting
 Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2017
City of Pomona v. SQM North America Corp.
author
 Evidence Aug. 8, 2017
Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
author
 Immigration Jul. 7, 2017
Title Court Published
Man of Faith and Judicial Excellence 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Nov. 13, 2006
Case Category Published
Melendres v. Skinner
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 19, 2024
Colin-Villavicencio v. Garland
concurring
 Immigration Jul. 23, 2024
Herrera v. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
author
 Arbitration Mar. 11, 2024
Best Carpet Values, Inc. v. Google LLC
author
 Torts Jan. 11, 2024
Love v. Villacana
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 11, 2023
Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc.
affirmed
 Torts Jul. 6, 2023
U.S. v. Lucas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2023
Negrete v. City of Oakland
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 19, 2022
Willie Jones, Sr. v. USA
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 9, 2022
Amended Opinion: Aylward v. SelectHealth
author
 Health Care May 31, 2022
Jones v. U.S.
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 12, 2022
Aylward v. SelectHealth
author
 Health Care Apr. 14, 2022
U.S. v. Wells
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 23, 2022
Ballentine v. Tucker
author
 Civil Rights Mar. 9, 2022
ACA Connects v. Bonta
concurring
 Cyber Law Jan. 31, 2022
In re Walsh
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 20, 2021
Li v. Garland
author
 Immigration Sep. 22, 2021
Gov't of Guam v. Guerrero
author
 Tax Sep. 1, 2021
Lalayan v. Garland
author
 Immigration Jul. 14, 2021
In re Volkswagen Litigation
dissenting
 Securities Jun. 28, 2021
Soto-Soto v. Merrick Garland
dissenting
 Immigration Jun. 14, 2021
Padilla Carino v. Garland
author
 Immigration May 19, 2021
Macedo Templos v. Wilkinson
author
 Immigration Feb. 10, 2021
Momox-Caselis v. Donohue
author
 Civil Rights Feb. 4, 2021
Nguyen v. Barr
author
 Immigration Dec. 22, 2020
Attia v. Google
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 17, 2020
Castillo v. Barr
author
 Immigration Nov. 19, 2020
U.S. v. Lusby
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 26, 2020
Amended Opinion: Canela v. Costco
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 24, 2020
U.S. v. Lague
author
 Evidence Aug. 21, 2020
Ashker v. Newsom
author
 Constitutional Law Aug. 4, 2020
Canela v. Costco
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 10, 2020
Parsons v. Ryan
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 30, 2020
State of California v. Little Sisters of the Poor
author
 Remedies Oct. 23, 2019
Amended Opinion: Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association
author
 Consumer Law Oct. 9, 2019
HiQ Labs v. LinkedIn Corp.
concurring
 Cyber Law Sep. 10, 2019
O'Rourke v. No. California Electrical Workers Pension Plan
author
 Labor Law Aug. 19, 2019
U.S. v. Lindsay
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 24, 2019
B.K. v. Snyder
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 29, 2019
Zabriskie v. Federal National Mortgage Association
author
 Consumer Law Jan. 10, 2019
U.S. v. Johnson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 10, 2019
Parsons v. Ryan
author
 Contracts Dec. 21, 2018
Olivas-Motta v. Whitaker
author
 Immigration Dec. 20, 2018
State of California v. The Little Sisters of the Poor
author
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 18, 2018
Sulyma v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 29, 2018
SEC v. Stein
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 12, 2018
U.S. v. Nature
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 7, 2018
Melendres v. U.S.
author
 Civil Rights Aug. 1, 2018
U.S. v. Robertson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 23, 2018
Tindall v. First Solar Inc.
author
 Business Law Jun. 14, 2018
Amended Opinion: Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
author
 Immigration Feb. 16, 2018
Amended Opinion: Leon v. Berryhill
author
 Administrative Agencies Jan. 26, 2018
Leon v. Berryhill
author
 Administrative Agencies Nov. 8, 2017
Estate of Lopez v. Gelhaus
dissenting
 Civil Rights Sep. 25, 2017
Sierra Club v. Pruitt
dissenting
 Environmental Law Aug. 29, 2017
In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation
dissenting
 Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2017
City of Pomona v. SQM North America Corp.
author
 Evidence Aug. 8, 2017
Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
author
 Immigration Jul. 7, 2017
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