Lawrence Gerald Wallace (March 25, 1931 – February 13, 2020)[1] was a deputy United States solicitor general who argued 157 times before the United States Supreme Court.[2][3][4]

Biography

Wallace received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Administration degrees from Syracuse University in 1952 and 1954, respectively, and an Bachelor of Laws from Columbia University School of Law in 1959, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Law Review.[2] After practicing law for a year with the Washington, D.C. firm of Covington & Burling, he served as a law clerk to Justice Hugo Black of the United States Supreme Court.[2] After completing his clerkship in 1961, he joined the faculty of the Duke University Law School, where he remained until joining the office of the United States Solicitor General in January 1968.[2][5][6] Wallace was promoted to Deputy Solicitor General in 1970 and retired from the Solicitor General's office in 2003.[2][7] In 1989, he received the Mary C. Lawton Award for Outstanding Government Service from the American Bar Association.[8]

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References

  1. ^ Thibadeau Mortuary Service: Lawrence Wallace
  2. ^ a b c d e "DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL, LAWRENCE WALLACE, TO RETIRE FROM THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE" (Press release). Nov 1, 2002.
  3. ^ O'Connell, Vanessa (January 20, 2011). "A Chat With Lisa Blatt, a Record-Holding Supreme Court Litigator". Wall Street Journal Law Blog. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Biskupic, Joan (October 31, 1994). "Deputy Solicitor General Heads for New Benchmark". Washington Post. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  5. ^ "Legal Legend In Formal Suit Puts His Mark On High Court". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 1994.
  6. ^ "Lawrence G. Wallace - Duke University School of Law". law.duke.edu.
  7. ^ Markon, Jerry (July 31, 2010). "Edwin Kneedler a 'savvy' choice to argue suit against Ariz. immigration law". Washington Post. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Mary C. Lawton Award for Outstanding Government Service: Recipients". American Bar Association. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

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