- Home
- Federal judges
- Justin Reed Walker
Justin Reed Walker
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Justin Reed Walker serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Jun 18, 2020 by a 51–42 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Jun 18, 2020
- Senate vote
- 51–42
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1982
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of KentuckyDonald J. Trump · Oct 24, 2019 – Sep 2, 2020
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitDonald J. Trump · Jun 18, 2020
Education
- Duke UniversityB.A., 2004
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 2009
Career
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2009-2010, 2012-2013; Law clerk, Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2010-2011; Law clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 2011-2012; Private practice, Louisville, Kentucky, 2013-2019; University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, 2015-2019; assistant professor of law, 2015-2019; associate professor of law, 2019
More
From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “Judge Justin Reed Walker, Court of Appeals for the District of…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j7263221/justin-reed-walker (accessed 2026-10-13).