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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