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John Mercer Walker, Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Senior status since September 30, 2006.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 21, 1989
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 7, 1989
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 16, 1989
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- November 22, 1989
- Commissioned
- November 27, 1989
- Senior status
- Since September 30, 2006
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1940, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Ronald Reagan; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended December 19, 1989: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Marine Corps Reserve private first class, 1963-1967
- State counsel, Republic of Botswana (Africa-Asia Public Service Fellowship), 1966-1968
- Private practice, New York City, 1969-1970, 1975-1981
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1970-1975
- Assistant secretary of the treasury, 1981-1985
- Special counsel, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1987-1992
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2006
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