John M. Walker Jr. | |
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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 by | Ralph K. Winter Jr. |
Succeeded by | Dennis Jacobs |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
In office November 27, 1989 – September 30, 2006 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Irving Kaufman |
Succeeded by | Debra 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 by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Morris E. Lasker |
Succeeded by | Sonia Sotomayor |
Personal details | |
Born | John Mercer Walker Jr. December 26, 1940 New York City, U.S. |
Education | Yale 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.