Richard Wilde Walker
Richard Wilde Walker (1857-1936) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 2, 1914 to fill the seat vacated by David Shelby. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 5th, and received commission that same day. On September 1, 1930, he assumed senior status. He served until his death on April 10, 1936.[1]
Education
- Columbia Law School
- Washington and Lee University
- Princeton University, A.B., 1877
- Read law, 1878 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri
- Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Private practice, New York City
- Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama
- Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1891-1892
- Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1903
- Presiding judge, Court of Appeals of Alabama, 1911-1914 [1]
External links
- Biography from the Montgomery-Lauderdale County AL Archives Biographies
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Walker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Davie Shelby |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1914–1936 |
Succeeded by: Samuel Hale Sibley |
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | ||
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | ||
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | ||
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | ||
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | ||
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | ||
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | ||
| 1920 | |||
