Background
WALLACH, EVAN was born on November 11, 1949 in Superior, Arizona, United States.
WALLACH, EVAN was born on November 11, 1949 in Superior, Arizona, United States.
University of Arizona (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1976). Cambridge University (Bachelor of Laws, with honors, in International Law, 1981).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Kappa Phi.
A former judge of the United States Court of International Trade, he is one of the nation"s foremost experts on war crimes and the law of war. Wallach was decorated for his service during the Vietnam War, and received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Arizona in 1973, followed by a Juris Doctor at the University of California Berkeley in 1976. Wallach also 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.
He has taken Judge Advocate General Officer"s Basic and Advanced Courses.
As an adjunct law professor Wallach specialises in the law of war. From 1989 - 1995 he served as Judge Advocate General in the Nevada Army National Guard, with the rank of major.
His responsibilities included giving annual lectures to Military Police regarding their legal obligations on treatment of prisoners. During the Gulf War he served at the Pentagon in the International Affairs Division of the Office of The Judge Advocate of the Army, where he assisted in advising on the law of war and investigating war crimes allegedly committed by Iraqi leaders.
Since 1997 he has been adjunct professor in Law of War at both New York Law School and Brooklyn Law School.
Since 2001 he has been a visiting professor in Law of War at the University of Münster. On June 27, 1995, President Clinton nominated Wallach to serve as a Judge for the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Edward Doctorate. Re. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995, serving on that court until his elevation to the Federal Circuit.
President Obama nominated him on July 28, 2011 to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
His nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 6, 2011, by voice vote. On November 8, 2011, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 99 ayes to 0 nays.
He received his commission on November 18, 2011.
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".