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 president
- 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, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
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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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.
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July 28panel identified Sat on the panel in Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Jannease Johnson v. DC
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in PhantomALERT Inc. v. Apple Inc.
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July 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Fairholme Funds, Inc v. FHFA
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July 21panel identified Sat on the panel in Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB
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July 17opinion issued Authored the opinion in Rinat Akhmetshin v. William Browder
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July 17opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Charles Littlejohn
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June 26
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June 16panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. James Honesty
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June 12
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.