John Mercer Walker Jr.

Judge John Mercer Walker Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

1940

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Yale University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1962

Name of School - Second:

University of Michigan Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1966

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

7/22/1985

Termination Date:

12/19/1989

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

11/27/1989

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

9/30/2006