D.C. Circuit
Justin Reed Walker
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Donald J. TrumpRepublican
- Seat
- CADC1103
- Nominated
- May 4, 2020
- Committee hearing
- May 6, 2020
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 4, 2020
- Senate vote
- 51–42Roll Call
- Confirmed
- June 18, 2020
- Commissioned
- Sept. 2, 2020
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | Judge | Oct. 25, 2019 | Sept. 2, 2020 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Donald J. Trump |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Judge | Sept. 2, 2020 | In service | Donald J. Trump |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Solon Phillips v. WCP Fund I LLC
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Sept. 25opinion issued Concurred in part in Alstom Transportation, Inc. v. FRA
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Sept. 18opinion issued Dissented in Alishea Kingdom v. Donald Trump
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Sept. 18opinion issued Authored the opinion in Alishea Kingdom v. Donald Trump
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Gina Latture v. Priority Life Care, LLC
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Sept. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated v. HHS
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Aug. 25
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Aug. 21opinion issued Concurred in United States v. Enyinna Onyewu
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Aug. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Evangelistic Godson v. Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Aug. 20
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Aug. 4panel identified Sat on the panel in Joseph Englehardt v. Todd Blanche
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July 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Arthur Sookra v. Pfizer Inc.
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concurrence in part | Alstom Transportation, Inc. v. FRA | D.C. Circuit | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Order | Alishea Kingdom v. Donald Trump | D.C. Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Dissent | Alishea Kingdom v. Donald Trump | D.C. Circuit | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Concurrence | United States v. Enyinna Onyewu | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Adsync Technologies, Inc. v. FAA (PUBLIC REISSUED) | D.C. Circuit | Aug. 20, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Charles Littlejohn | D.C. Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | Rinat Akhmetshin v. William Browder | D.C. Circuit | July 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | Norwich Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | D.C. Circuit | June 26, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Make The Road New York v. Kristi Noem | D.C. Circuit | June 23, 2026 |
| Concurrence | In re: Donald Trump | D.C. Circuit | June 22, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Venezuela US SRL v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | D.C. Circuit | June 12, 2026 |
| Dissent | Venezuela US SRL v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | D.C. Circuit | June 12, 2026 |
| Dissent | Nicolas Talbott v. USA | D.C. Circuit | June 1, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Raul Flores-Hernandez | D.C. Circuit | May 29, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Vermont Information Processing, Inc. v. NLRB | D.C. Circuit | May 26, 2026 |
| Concurrence in part | Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Le v. Kristi Noem | D.C. Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Opinion | J. Sidak v. United States International Trade Commission | D.C. Circuit | April 24, 2026 |
| Dissent | Secretary of Labor v. KC Transport, Inc. | D.C. Circuit | April 17, 2026 |
| Order | In re: Donald Trump | D.C. Circuit | April 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | Susan Qashu v. Marco Rubio | D.C. Circuit | April 10, 2026 |