John M. Walker Jr.

John M. Walker Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office September 30, 2006
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office September 30, 2000 – September 30, 2006
Preceded by	Ralph K. Winter Jr.
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 Ann Livingston
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office July 22, 1985 – December 19, 1989
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Morris E. Lasker
Succeeded by	Sonia Sotomayor
Personal details
Born	John Mercer Walker Jr. (1940-12-26) December 26, 1940 (age 83) New York City, U.S.
Education	Yale University (BA) University of Michigan (JD)

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.^[1] He was a United States district judge of 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.