Federal judge writes book about Superior
by John Hernandez | Copper Area
Evan Wallach is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by a Senate vote of 99-0 in 2011. Prior to this he was a President Bill Clinton nominee and served as a judge on the United States Court of International Trade from 1995 to 2011. Judge Wallach was born in Superior, Ariz. in 1949 and although he left Superior at the young age of six, the small town made such an impression on him and his family’s lives that he has written a book of fiction that takes place in Superior.
The book is titled “Jake and Me” and is about a 15-year-old boy named Jake Smith who is being raised by his grandfather, also named Jake Smith who is the Constable of Superior. It takes place in and around Superior in the 1920s.
