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William James Wallace (April 14 1837 – March 11 1917) was a federal judge in the United States.A native of Syracuse New York Wallace attended Syracuse University and obtained a law degree from Hamilton College. He spent 15 years as a lawyer in private practice in Syracuse before serving as mayor of that city in 1873-74.In 1874 President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Wallace as a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. In 1882 President Chester A.