15 Facts About Evan Wallach

Evan Jonathan Wallach was born on November 11,1949 and is an American lawyer and senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Evan Wallach was decorated for his service in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Arizona in 1973, followed by a Juris Doctor at the University of California Berkeley in 1976.

Evan Wallach received a Bachelor of Laws with honors in International Law from the University of Cambridge in 1981.

Evan Wallach was able to take a leave from the firm to continue providing service to the US military.

Evan Wallach attended the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School at the University of Virginia and served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps in the International Affairs Division of the Office of TJAG at The Pentagon during the Gulf War, where he assisted in advising on the law of war and investigating war crimes allegedly committed by Iraqi leaders.

Evan Wallach has taken JAG Officer's Basic and Advanced Courses.

Evan Wallach's responsibilities included giving annual lectures to Military Police regarding their legal obligations on treatment of prisoners.

Evan Wallach is a member of the International Law of War Association, which is a "loose confederation of military lawyers, academics, and government officials including members of the judiciary, who are interested in the advancement of a legal regime to ameliorate suffering and for the regulation of the use of armed force in armed conflicts".

Evan Wallach is a member of the American Law Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations.

On June 27,1995, President Bill Clinton nominated Wallach to serve as a judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Edward D Re.

Evan Wallach was confirmed by the Senate on August 11,1995, and received his commission on August 14,1995.

Evan Wallach served on that court until his elevation to the court of appeals on November 18,2011.

Evan Wallach's nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 6,2011, by a voice vote.

Evan Wallach has had articles published both in mainstream media and legal journals, and has been widely cited in the media.

Evan Wallach is the author of "Jake and Me," a coming of age novel about a young man in the 1920s Arizona mountains.