Reggie Walton
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Reggie Walton is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early life and education
Walton graduated form West Virginia State College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1971 and later graduated from the American University Washington College of Law with his juris doctorate in 1974.
Legal career
Walton became a staff attorney for the Defender Association of Philadelphia from 1974-1976 before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office as Assistant U.S. attorney and executive assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia from 1976 to 1981. In 1981, Walton became Associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia until 1989 when he was nominated by President George W. Bush as Associate director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and served in that role until 1991 whenPresident George W. Bush named Walton Senior White House Advisor for Crime. After serving in the White House, Walton became Associate judge in Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 2001
Federal judicial career
Walton was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on September 4, 2001 to a seat vacated by Stanley Sporkin as Sporkin assumed senior status. Walter was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 21, 2001, on a unopposed 97-0-3 vote and received commission on September 24, 2001 [1].
External links
- Judge Walton's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Walton's Webpage at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
