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Justin R. Walker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Assumed office
October 25, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byJoseph H. McKinley Jr.
Personal details
Born
Justin Reed Walker

1982 (age 41–42)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
SpouseAnne[1]
Children1
EducationDuke University (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD)

Justin Reed Walker (born 1982) is a United States District Judge of the Western District of Kentucky.

Early life and education

Justin Walker was raised in Louisville and attended St. Xavier High School.[2] Walker earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Duke University in 2004 and his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 2009, where he served as Notes Editor on the Harvard Law Review.[3][4] Prior to attending law school, Walker was a speechwriter for United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.[5]

Legal career

Upon graduating from law school, Walker served as a law clerk to then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then clerked for Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States.[6][7][8] From 2015–2019, Walker served as an associate professor at the University of Louisville School of Law, where he taught legal writing.[9]

Federal judicial service

On June 19, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Walker to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. On June 24, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate. Walker is nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr., who took senior status on June 9, 2019.[10] The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Walker "not qualified" because he had less than 12 years' experience practicing law.[11] In its rating, the ABA said "it has no questions about Walker's temperament or integrity and that it believes he has great potential to serve as a federal judge."[12] On July 31, 2019, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[13] On October 17, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[14] On October 24, 2019, the Senate voted 50–39 to invoke cloture on his nomination[15] and later that day his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 50–41.[16] He received his judicial commission on October 25, 2019.

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2006.[8][17]

References

  1. ^ Hitchcock, Paul (July 31, 2019). "Majority Leader McConnell Introduces Kentuckian at Judicial Nomination Hearing". WMKY. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Walker confirmed as federal judge for Western District of Kentucky". The Lane Report. October 29, 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "List of staff, 2008-2009". Harvard Law Review. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Attorney Nominee" White House, June 19, 2019 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "Trump nominates former Brett Kavanaugh clerk for federal judge in Kentucky". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  6. ^ "30 Under 30: Law and Policy: Justin Walker, Law clerk, U.S. Supreme Court, 29". Forbes. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Scarcella, Mike (June 19, 2019). "Ex-Kavanaugh Clerk Justin Walker Gets Trump Nod for Kentucky Court". Law.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Justin Walker is a litigation lawyer in Dinsmore's Louisville office". Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Bio for Justin Walker". University of Louisville Law School. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "Thirteen Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate", White House, June 24, 2019
  11. ^ Carney, Jordain. "Senate confirms Trump judicial pick labeled 'not qualified' by American Bar Association". www.thehill.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  12. ^ Wolfson, Andrew (July 31, 2019). "Bar association panel finds Trump's Kentucky judicial nominee Justin Walker unqualified". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  13. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for July 31, 2019
  14. ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – October 17, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee
  15. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin Reed Walker to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky)". United States Senate. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  16. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky )". United States Senate. October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  17. ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Justin Reed Walker

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