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Vaughn R. Walker

Vaughn R. Walker

California Northern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Born 1944 in Watseka, IL

FJC ID: 2483

Vaughn Richard Walker (born 1944) is an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1989 to 2011. Walker presided over the original trial in Hollingsworth v. Perry, where he found California's Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, San Francisco, California
    1972–1990
  2. U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    U.S. District Court, Central District of California
    Law clerk , Hon. Robert J. Kelleher · 1971–1972

Appointments

  1. California Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaChief Judge
    1989–2011 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Stanford University Law School
    Stanford Law School
    J.D. · 1970
  2. University of Michigan
    A.B. · 1966