John Mercer Walker, Jr.
Judge John M. Walker, Jr.
Occupation	Federal Judge

John Mercer Walker, Jr. (born December 26, 1940), is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a cousin of U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. At the time of his appointment to the court in 1989, he was a United States District Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was Chief Judge of the Second Circuit from October 1, 2000, until October 1, 2006, when he assumed senior status. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: District of Connecticut Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York District of Vermont The Second Circuit hears argument at the Thurgood Marshall U... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: New York, Bronx, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan. ... Chief Judge is a title that can refer to the highest-ranking judge of a court that has more than one judge. ... Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for U.S. federal judges. ...

Personal

Walker was born in New York City. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1958, and received his B.A. from Yale University in 1962, where he was a member of Wolf's Head Society, and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1966. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Phillips Exeter Academy (most commonly called Exeter, also Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a co-educational independent boarding school for grades 9–12, located on 619 acres[1] in Exeter, New Hampshire, USA, fifty miles north of Boston. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wolfs Head (W.H.S.), founded in 1883, is the third oldest secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... An aerial view of the Law Quadrangle at the University of Michigan. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Walker is married with a daughter and three stepsons, and lives in Madison, Connecticut. He is the son of Dr. John Mercer Walker, Sr. and Elsie Louise Mead. His uncle is George Herbert Walker, Jr., cofounder of the New York Mets. He is a first cousin of U.S. President George H.W. Bush, the two having a grandfather in common, George Herbert Walker. He is also a first cousin, once removed, of U.S. President George W. Bush. Madison is a town in the southeastern corner of New Haven County, Connecticut, and it occupies a central location on the Connecticut Shoreline area. ... George Herbert Walker, Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962–present) Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964–present) Polo Grounds (1962–1963) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1969 â€¢ 1986 NL Pennants (4) 1969 â€¢ 1973 â€¢ 1986 â€¢ 2000... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... George Herbert Bert Walker (June 11, 1875 - June 24, 1953) was a wealthy American banker and businessman. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Career

Walker served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1963 until 1967. From 1966 until 1968, he was State Counsel to the Republic of Botswana under the aegis of an Africa-Asia Public Service Fellowship. Walker was a private law practitioner in New York City from 1969 to 1970. From 1970 to 1975 he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division, Southern District of New York. In 1975 he returned to private law practice with the New York firm of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, where he was initially an associate and later a partner. In 1981 Walker became Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, responsible for policy in law enforcement, regulatory, and trade matters, and with oversight of the Customs Service, Secret Service, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Walker remained in this position until 1985, when he became a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. ... Carter Ledyard & Milburn is a major New York City law firm. ... The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the finance minister of the Federal Government of the United States. ... The United States Customs Service (USCS) was the portion of the US Federal Government dedicated to keeping illegal products outside of US borders. ... Because of both the secrecy of secret services and the controversial nature of the issues involved, there is some difficulty in separating the definitions of secret service, secret police, intelligence agency etc. ... The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Federal agencies. ... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE or ATFE) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ... The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, unapproved international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the unapproved proliferation...

Walker has served as Special Counsel to the U.S. Administrative Conference (1987-1992); president of the Federal Judges’ Association (1993-1995); and member of the Budget Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States (1991-1999). He has been a Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School since 2000; an Adjunct Professor at NYU Law School since 1996; and Director and on the faculty of NYU Law School’s Institute of Judicial Administration and Appellate Judges Seminar since 1992. Walker has also been a Director of the U.S. Association of Constitutional Law since 1997. The Judicial Conference of the United States, formerly known as the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, was created by the US Congress in 1922, with the principal objective of framing policy guidelines for administration of judicial courts in the United States of America. ... The Sterling Law Building Sculptural ornamentation on the Sterling Law Building Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. ... The New York University School of Law (or simply NYU Law) is one of eight law schools in New York City, USA. It is generally considered to be among the top six law schools in the United States, and is ranked fifth in the nation by . ...

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Notable cases

Judge Walker has authored several influential copyright cases, including Copyright symbol Copyright is a set of exclusive rights regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or information. ...

• Computer Associates Int. Inc. v. Altai Inc., 982 F.2d 693 (2d Cir. 1992), a leading decision on how to establish copyright infringement for software
• Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Pub. Group, Inc., 150 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 1998), the "Seinfeld Aptitude Test" case, dealing with how to establish the substantial similarity of works

Walker presided over the tax fraud trial of Leona Helmsley, whom he sentenced to four years in jail. Computer Associates International, Inc. ... This article contrasts tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax resistance and tax mitigation. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Fatal traffic accident

On the evening of October 17, 2006, as he began his drive home to Madison, Walker's Ford Escape automobile struck a police officer named Daniel Picagli on Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The officer, who was dressed in dark clothing and may have been wearing reflective gear, was directing traffic at a road construction site for AT&T in rush hour at dusk in the rain.^{[1] [2]} There were no construction signs or traffic cones marking off the site.^[3] Picagli died four days later on October 21, 2006.^[4] Walker stopped immediately, and New Haven police have said the cause was not related to drugs or alcohol.^[5] Police were initially interested in whether speed could have been a factor;^[5] an article about the police investigation reports that Walker "was traveling at a slow speed through the dark and rainy construction site."^[6] In March 2007, police forwarded the results of their investigation into Picagli's death to the state's attorney who would determine whether to bring a criminal case against Walker.^[7] After review, the prosecutor declined to press charges, saying nothing indicated "intentional, negligent or reckless conduct" by Walker.^[8] October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Ford Escape (designated U204) is a compact crossover SUV sold by the automaker Ford Motor Company beginning in the 2001 model year and priced below the Ford Explorer. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA New Haven Region South Central Region Settled 1638 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1895 Government  - Type Mayor-board of aldermen  - Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... AT&T Inc. ...

References

• Daniel Wise, Walker to Assume Senior Status; Law Professor Tapped, N.Y. Law Journal, June 30, 2006.

1. ^ Kim Martineau. "Judge Was Behind The Wheel", Hartford Courant, 2006-10-19. Retrieved on 2006-10-22. 
2. ^ William Kaempffer. "Connecticut Officer Hit by Judge Dies", 2006-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. 
3. ^ William Kaempffer. "City cop in critical condition after being struck by SUV", New Haven Register, 2006-10-18. Retrieved on 2006-10-25. 
4. ^ "Officer struck by Bush's cousin dies", USA Today, 2006-10-22. Retrieved on 2006-10-22. 
5. ^ ^{a b} Tina A. Brown. "Injured Police Officer Dies In Hospital", Hartford Courant, 2006-10-22. Retrieved on 2006-10-22. 
6. ^ William Kaempffer. "Job Permit Had Expired at Site of Cop's Death", New Haven Register, 2006-12-01. Retrieved on 2007-02-07. 
7. ^ William Kaempffer. "Details of probe into death of city cop go to prosecutor", New Haven Register, 2007-03-07, pp. A1. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. 
8. ^ Mark Zaretsky. "Judge cleared in accident that killed popular local cop", New Haven Register, March 16, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-04-10. 

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External links

• John M. Walker, Jr. bio from the United States Courts
• Nomination to be an Assistant secretary of the Treasury - the American Presidency Project
• Brooklyn Law School commencement profile