Ben Alton Wallis

Background

Wallis, Ben Alton was born on April 27, 1936 in Llano County, Texas, United States. Son of Ben A. and Jessie Ella (Longbotham) Wallis.

Education

Graduate Law School Southern

Career

Bar: Texas 1966, United States District Court (northern district) Tex.1971, United States Court Appeals District of Columbia 1974, United States District Court District of Columbia 1975, United States District Court (western district) Texas 1975, United States District Court (northern district) California 1983,United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1975, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1980, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1981, United States District Court (eastern district) Wisconsin 1983. Supreme Court of the United States Court 1974. Private practice, Llano, Texas, 1966-1967, Dallas, 1971-1973.

Investigator, prosecutor State Securities Board Texas, 1967-1971.

Vice president of development Club Corporation American, Dallas, 1973. Associate counsel impeachment task force United States House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary, Washington, 1974.

Principal Law Offices of Ben A. Wallis, Junior, San Antonio, Texas, 1974. Chairman National Land Use Conference, 1979-1981.

Member Governor"s Areawide Planning Advisory Committee, 1975-1978.

President Institute Human Rights Research, 1979-1982.

Achievements

• Ben Alton Wallis has been listed as a reputable general, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Religion

Baptism is an act of full immersion following Christ’s example. lieutenant should be undertaken by spiritually matured individuals capable to understand its profound significance: resurrection to new life.

Membership

Member American Trial Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association, State Bar Texas (former chairman agriculture tax committee), District of Columbia Bar Association, San Antonio Bar Association, Delta Theta Phi, Delta Sigma Pi.

Connections

Married Joan Mery, 1987. Children from previous marriage: Ben A. III, M. Jessica.

Father:

Ben A. Wallis

Mother:

Jessie Ella (Longbotham) Wallis

Spouse:

Joan Mery