Reggie Walton

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Reggie Walton
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of Columbia (senior status)
Tenure

2015 - Present

Years in position

9

Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Education

Bachelor's

West Virginia State College, 1971

Law

American University, 1974

Personal
Birthplace
North Charleroi, Pa.
Contact

Official website


Reggie B. Walton is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He joined the court in 2001 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.[1]

Walton served on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. His term ran from May 19, 2007, until May 18, 2014.[2]

Early life and education

Born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Walton graduated from West Virginia State College with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and from American University's Washington College of Law with his J.D. in 1974.[1]

Professional career

  • 2015-Present: Senior judge
  • 2001-2015: Judge

Judicial career

District of Columbia

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Reggie B. Walton
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Progress
Confirmed 93 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: June 20, 2001
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: August 22, 2001
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: September 6, 2001 
ApprovedAConfirmed: September 21, 2001
ApprovedAVote: 97-0
DefeatedAReturned: August 3, 2001

Walton was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 20, 2001, to a seat vacated by Judge Stanley Sporkin. The American Bar Association rated Walton Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Under Rule XXXI, paragraph six of the standing rules of the Senate, Walton's nomination was returned to the president on August 3, 2001. President Bush resubmitted the nomination. Hearings on Walton's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on August 22, 2001, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on September 6, 2001. Walton was confirmed on a recorded 97-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on September 21, 2001, and he received his commission on September 24, 2001. Walton elected to take senior status beginning on December 31, 2015.[1][3][4][5]

Noteworthy cases

Roger Clemens perjury trial (2012)
See also: United States District Court for the District of Columbia (U.S. v. Clemens)

Baseball legend Roger Clemens was found not guilty by a jury in his federal perjury trial. The jury found him not guilty of all six charges, including 13 acts of obstruction that were alleged by the government.[6] The trial was referred to as a witch-hunt by Clemens’ defense team.[7]

Indicted in 2010, Clemens was charged with three counts of making false statements, two counts of perjury, and one count of obstruction of Congress The obstruction charge stemmed from Clemens’ testimony in 2008 before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which was investigating the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sports.[7]
Clemens denied ever using PEDs, despite testimony from his former trainer Brian McNamee. McNamee claims to have regularly injected Clemens in the buttocks with PEDs during his career.[7]
The verdict was handed down after approximately 10 hours of jury deliberation. Tried in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the federal trial lasted nine weeks.[8]

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Reggie B. Walton," accessed May 12, 2017
  2. ↑ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current Judges of the FISC"
  3. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 549 — Reggie B. Walton — The Judiciary," accessed May 12, 2017
  4. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 903 — Reggie B. Walton — The Judiciary," accessed May 12, 2017
  5. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 107th Congress," accessed May 12, 2017
  6. ↑ MLB.com, "Clemens acquitted on all counts in perjury trial," June 18, 2012
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Chicago Tribune, "Roger Clemens not guilty on all counts in perjury trial," June 18, 2012
  8. ↑ SportingNews MLB, "Roger Clemens verdict: Not guilty on all six counts in perjury trial," June 18, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by:
Stanley Sporkin 		U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
2001-2015 		Succeeded by:
Dabney Friedrich




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