Second Court of Appeals

Justice Place 6

Mike Wallach (2019 to Present)

Mike Wallach was born in Fort Worth, Texas.  After graduating from Fort Worth Eastern Hills High School as the top male graduate in 1973, he attended TCU, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and history.  He proceeded to earn his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, graduating cum laude in 1979.

Wallach began his legal career as a litigation attorney at Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller in Fort Worth.  After working at this firm for twelve years, he opened his own firm named Wallach, Jones & Moore, P.C., where he practiced until he was elected to serve as judge of the 348th District Court in Tarrant County beginning in 2017.  In 2019, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Wallach to the Second Court of Appeals, where he currently serves.

Wallach has over 35 years of experience in the courtroom and tried over 100 civil jury trials prior to taking the bench.  He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is also certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  He is an Emeritus Member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and a former member of the Defense Research Institute and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. He also held leadership positions in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel for many years, including serving as the organization’s president in 2001–02.

Wallach has been an active supporter of the organized bar.  He is a long-time member of the State Bar of Texas and the Tarrant County Bar Association.  He has been an active participant in continuing legal education activities sponsored by various bar groups, including the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel.  He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a Sustaining Charter Member of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation.  He is also a long-time member of the Texas Bar College.

Wallach is involved in other community organizations as well.  He is a Mason and serves as a member of the Board of Governors of Shriners Hospitals for Children-Galveston.  He also is a member of Lions International and the Colleyville Lions Club.