Kentucky federal judge Justin R. Walker is President Donald Trump’s nominee for an upcoming vacancy at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, often regarded as the second-highest court in the land.
Announced Friday, the nomination comes three weeks after Walker’s investiture at the Western District of Kentucky at Louisville, a ceremony attended by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, for whom Walker clerked for at the D.C. Circuit.
Despite support in high places, Walker is likely to be a controversial pick. The American Bar Association previously rated Walker “Not Qualified” while ...
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