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John Mercer Walker Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985–1989

John Mercer Walker Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Education

  • Yale UniversityB.A., 1962
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1966

Career

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

Biography

John Mercer Walker Jr. (born December 26, 1940) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He served as chief judge from September 30, 2000, to September 30, 2006, when he assumed senior status.

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