Reggie Walton | |
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.jpg) Walton in 2021 | |
| Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office February 22, 2013 – May 19, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Bates |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Hogan |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office May 19, 2007 – May 19, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | Claude M. Hilton |
| Succeeded by | James Boasberg |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office December 31, 2015 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office October 29, 2001 – December 31, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Stanley Sporkin |
| Succeeded by | Dabney L. Friedrich |
| Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office 1991–2001 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rigsby[1] |
| In office 1981–1989 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Leonard Braman |
| Succeeded by | Zinora Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Reggie Barnett Walton February 8, 1949 North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | West Virginia State University (BA) American University (JD) |
Reggie Barnett Walton (born February 8, 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He is a former presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.[2][3]
- ^ Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
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Shiffman, John; Cooke, Kristina (2013-06-21). "The judges who preside over America's secret court". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
Twelve of the 14 judges who have served this year on the most secret court in America are Republicans and half are former prosecutors.
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Ackerman, Spencer (2013-06-06). "Fisa chief judge defends integrity of court over Verizon records collection". The Guardian. Washington DC. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
In the wake of the Guardian's revelations, Reggie Walton, presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Fisa), said claims that the body was unduly acquiescent to the government's requests for surveillance orders were "absolutely false".