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John Walker, Jr.'s Biography

Contact Information

Office

Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007

Full Name:

John Mercer Walker, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Married; 1 Child, 3 Stepchildren

Birth Date:

1940

Birth Place:

New York, NY

JD, University of Michigan Law School, 1966

BA, Yale University, 1962

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2006-present

Visiting Lecturer, Yale Law School, 2000-present

Director, United States Association of Constitutional Law, 1997-present

Adjunct Professor, New York University Law School, 1996-present

Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2000-2006

Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1989-2000

Member, Budget Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1991-1999

President, Federal Judges' Association, 1993-1995

Special Counsel, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1987-1992

Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, September 21, 1989

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, November 22, 1989

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1985-1989

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, July 19, 1985

Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, June 25, 1985

Assistant Secretary, United States Treasury Department, Washington District of Columbia, 1981-1985

Partner, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, 1975-1981

Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1970-1975

Attorney, Private Practice, New York City, 1969-1970

State Counsel, Republic of Botswana, Africa-Asia Public Service Fellowship, 1966-1968

Private First Class, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1963-1967

Former Member, New York University Law School's Institute of Judicial Administration and Appellate Judges Seminar

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2006

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