Evan Wallach

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

Early life, education, and career Wallach was born in Superior, Arizona, the son of Albert Wallach, a millworker at the Magma Copper Company, and Sara Wallach, a local artist who helped run the town library and Little Theater group. 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. Wallach joined the firm of Lionel Sawyer & Collins in Las Vegas, Nevada, as an associate, in 1976. He is also a member of the American Law Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Federal judicial service

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. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1995, and received his commission on August 14, 1995. He served on that court until his elevation to the court of appeals on November 18, 2011. He received his commission on November 18, 2011. He assumed senior status on May 31, 2021.

Publications Wallach has had articles published both in mainstream media and legal journals, and has been widely cited in the media. Some of these include:

Outline of the law of war. Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime. Afghanistan, Quirin, and Uchiyama: Does the Sauce Suit the Gander? The Logical Nexus Between The Decision To Deny Application of The Third Geneva Convention To The Taliban and al Qaeda, and the Mistreatment of Prisoners in Abu Ghraib. The Procedural and Evidentiary Rules of the Post World War II War Crimes Trials: Did They Provide an Outline for International Legal Procedure? Drop by Drop: Forgetting the History of Water Torture in U.S. Courts. A Tiny Problem With Huge Implications - Nanotech Agents as Enablers or Substitutes for Banned Chemical Weapons: Is a New Treaty Needed? Pray Fire First Gentlemen of France: Has 21st Century Chivalry Been Subsumed by Humanitarian Law? The Economic Calculus of Fielding Autonomous Fighting Vehicles Compliant with the Laws of Armed Conflict. He is also the author of "Jake and Me," a coming of age novel about a young man in the 1920s Arizona mountains.