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John Wallace (New Jersey)
This is a page about the New Jersey Supreme Court justice. If you are looking for information on the federal judge for the Ninth Circuit, please see John Clifford Wallace.
John E. Wallace, Jr. was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He was appointed to the court by Jim McGreevey, a Democratic governor, and took office on May 20, 2003.[1] His term expired on May 20, 2010 and he was subject to renomination to the court by Governor Chris Christie.[2][3] Governor Christie did not renominate Wallace, instead nominating attorney Anne Murray Patterson.[4][5]
Wallace's final appearance on the bench was on May 17, 2010.[6]
Education
Justice Wallace was born in Pitman, New Jersey in 1942. In 1964, he earned a B.A. degree from the University of Delaware and in 1967, he earned a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. He then joined the Army, where he served until 1970. He is married and has five children.[1]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge, Wallace worked as an attorney for the Trustees of the Penn Central Transportation Company and as an associate of the law firm Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhodes. He then became Municipal Judge for the Town of Washington and, at the same time, worked as a partner of the law firm Atkinson, Myers, Archie & Wallace. He was appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court for Gloucester County in 1984. In 1992, he joined the Appellate Division of this court and in 2003 he joined the Supreme Court.[1]
Awards and associations
- Wallace was honored by the New Jersey State Bar Association for his "dedication to the people of New Jersey and his years of distinguished service as a justice, judge, lawyer and citizen" in 2010.[7]
- 2010 John F. Gerry Award, Camden County Bar Foundation[8]
External links
- New Jersey Supreme Court
- Wallace profile from Project VoteSmart
- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Judge pays for court's record," May 23, 2010
- New York Times "Christie, Shunning Precedent, Drops Justice From Court," May 3, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Justice Wallace (dead link)
- ↑ The Gloucester County Times "Retain Justice John E. Wallace," April 13, 2010
- ↑ NJ.com "Gov. Christie close to making a decision on lifetime tenure for N.J. Justice John Wallace," April 30, 2010
- ↑ Christie Press Release "Governor Chris Christie Announces Appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court," May 3, 2010
- ↑ Courier Post Online "Christie moves to unseat N.J. high court's only black justice, a Glouco resident," May 3, 2010
- ↑ The Philadelphia Inquirer "Justice Wallace wraps up term on bench," May 18, 2010
- ↑ NJ.com "N.J. lawyers group honors ousted state Supreme Court Justice John Wallace Jr.," May 21, 2010
- ↑ CourierPostOnline.com, "Wallace to Receive Presitgious Award," July 9, 2010
