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Justin Reed Walker

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Born 1982.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Appointed by: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated: May 4, 2020
Senate vote: 51 to 42
Confirmed: Jun 18, 2020
Commissioned: Sep 2, 2020

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Appointed by: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated: Jun 24, 2019
Senate vote: 50 to 41
Confirmed: Oct 24, 2019
Commissioned: Oct 25, 2019
Left this court: Sep 2, 2020. Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

B.A., Duke University, 2004
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2009

Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2009-2010, 2012-2013
Law clerk, Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2010-2011
Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012
Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 2013-2019
University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, 2015-2019
assistant professor of law, 2015-2019
associate professor of law, 2019

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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