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Reggie B. Walton

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status. Born 1949.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
George W. Bush (Republican)
Nominated
Sep 4, 2001
Senate vote
97 to 0
Confirmed
Sep 21, 2001
Commissioned
Sep 24, 2001
Senior status
Dec 31, 2015

Other federal judicial service

  • Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1981-1989, 1991-2001
  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2007-2014; presiding judge, 2013-2014

Education

  • B.A., West Virginia State College, 1971
  • J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, 1974

Career

  • Staff attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], 1974-1976
  • Assistant U.S. attorney and executive assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1976-1981
  • Associate director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 1989-1991
  • Senior White House advisor for crime, Executive Office of the President, 1991

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, June 20, 2001; no Senate vote

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

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