Walker Being Seated in D.C., All Trump Circuit Judges in Place

Sept. 1, 2020, 11:27 AM UTC

All of President Donald Trump’s first-term appellate appointments will be seated once Justin Walker takes his place on the D.C. Circuit tomorrow.

Rising Star: One of the youngest circuit judges in the country, Walker is a protégé of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a rising conservative star who has spent less than a year as a district judge in Kentucky.

Ex-Kavanaugh Clerk: Walker is a former clerk for Brett Kavanaugh when he was on the D.C. Circuit and former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, and will join two other Trump appointees on the court considered to be ...

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