John M. Walker Jr.

John M. Walker Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Assumed office
September 30, 2006
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
September 30, 2000 – September 30, 2006
Preceded byRalph K. Winter Jr.
Succeeded byDennis Jacobs
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
November 27, 1989 – September 30, 2006
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byIrving Kaufman
Succeeded byDebra Ann Livingston
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
July 22, 1985 – December 19, 1989
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byMorris E. Lasker
Succeeded bySonia Sotomayor
Personal details
Born
John Mercer Walker Jr.

(1940-12-26) December 26, 1940 (age 83)
New York City, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
University of Michigan (JD)

John Mercer Walker Jr. (born December 26, 1940) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He served as chief judge from September 30, 2000, to September 30, 2006, when he assumed senior status.[1] He was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan before being elevated to the Second Circuit in 1989.