05.05.20

Judge Justin Walker: ‘Well Qualified’

American Bar Association Gives Judge Walker A Rating Of ‘Well Qualified’ For An Appointment To The United States Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION on Judge Justin Walker: “The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary has completed its evaluation of the professional qualifications of Judge Justin Walker … As you know the Standing Committee confines its evaluations to the qualities of integrity, professional competence, and judicial temperament. A majority of the Standing Committee is of the opinion that Judge Walker is ‘Well Qualified’ ... to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit…. The majority rating represents the Standing Committee’s official rating.” (William C. Hubbard, Chair, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association, Letter to Sens. Graham and Feinstein, 5/05/2020)

• “Based on interviews and a review of his scholarship and other writings, the Standing Committee believes that Judge Walker possesses a keen intellect, and his writing ability is exemplary. Judge Walker also has significant appellate experience, having clerked for both the D.C. Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Additionally, since our last rating, Judge Walker has served as a federal trial judge…. Thus, the Standing Committee is of the opinion that Judge Walker is ‘Well Qualified’ to serve as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.” (William C. Hubbard, Chair, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association, Letter to Sens. Graham and Feinstein, 5/05/2020)

 

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