John M. Walker, Jr.

John Walker


Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office September 30, 2000 – September 30, 2006
Preceded by	Ralph Winter
Succeeded by	Dennis Jacobs
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office November 27, 1989 – September 30, 2006
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Irving Kaufman
Succeeded by	Debra Livingston
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office July 22, 1985 – November 27, 1989
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Morris Lasker
Succeeded by	Sonia Sotomayor
Personal details
Born	(1940-12-26) December 26, 1940 (age 76) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	Yale University (BA) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (JD)

John Mercer Walker Jr. (born December 26, 1940) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was appointed to the Second Circuit in 1989 and served as the Circuit's chief judge from October 1, 2000 to October 1, 2006, when he assumed senior status.

He was a judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan, before being elevated to the Second Circuit in 1989.

Judge Walker was born in New York City. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1958, and received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1962. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1966.

Judge Walker is married to Katharine K. Walker, has a daughter and three stepsons, and lives in Madison, Connecticut. He is the son of Dr. John M. WalkerSr. and Elsie Louise Mead. His uncle is George Herbert Walker, Jr., co-founder of the New York Mets. He is a first cousin of U.S. President George H. W. Bush, the two having a grandfather in common, George Herbert Walker. He is also a first cousin, once removed, of U.S. President George W. Bush and his brother, former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush.