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'''Richard Wilde Walker, Jr.''' (March 11, 1857 – April 10, 1936) was an associate justice on the [[Alabama Supreme Court]] and on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]]. |
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| office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] |
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'''Richard Wilde Walker Jr.''' (March 11, 1857 – April 10, 1936) was an associate justice of the [[Alabama Supreme Court]] and a [[United States federal judge|United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]]. |
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==Education and career== |
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==Personal== |
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Richard Wilde Walker, Jr., was born on March 11, 1857, in [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[Madison County, Alabama|Madison County]], [[Alabama]]. He was the son of [[Richard Wilde Walker|Richard Wilde Walker, Sr.]], and his wife, Mary Ann Simpson Walker. He was a grandson of [[John Williams Walker]] and nephew of [[LeRoy Pope Walker]] and [[Percy Walker]]. On January 22, 1886, he married [[Shelby White]] (January 14, 1862 - March 12, 1949, daughter of Addison and Sarah White) in Huntsville, Alabama. They had no children. Both are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville. |
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Born on March 11, 1857, in [[Florence, Alabama]], Walker attended [[Washington and Lee University]] and then received an [[Bachelor of Arts|Artium Baccalaureus]] degree in 1877 from the College of New Jersey (now [[Princeton University]]). He attended [[Columbia Law School]] and then [[read law]] in 1878. He entered private practice in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]; [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico Territory]]; [[New York City]]; and [[Huntsville, Alabama]]. He was a justice of the [[Supreme Court of Alabama]] from 1891 to 1892. He was a member of the [[Alabama House of Representatives]] in 1903. He was the Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of Alabama from 1911 to 1914.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/walker-richard-wilde|title=Walker, Richard Wilde - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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Walker attended [[Washington and Lee College]] in [[Lexington, Virginia]], for only one year. After this he went to [[Princeton College]] in [[New Jersey]], where he achieved scholarly distinction and graduated in 1877. (His father and paternal grandfather also graduated from Princeton.) He attended [[Columbia Law School]] in [[New York City]] for one session. He was admitted to the bar at Huntsville, Alabama, in the fall of 1877. |
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==Federal judicial service== |
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==Career== |
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Walker practiced law in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], for about one year. In 1881, he went to New York City where he practiced law for over two years. He returned to Huntsville in early 1884. |
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Walker was nominated by President [[Woodrow Wilson]] on October 2, 1914, to a seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] vacated by Judge [[David Davie Shelby]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on October 5, 1914, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the [[Judicial Conference of the United States|Conference of Senior Circuit Judges]] (now the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]]) from 1922 to 1929. He assumed [[senior status]] on September 1, 1930. His service terminated on April 10, 1936, due to his death.<ref name="fjc.gov"/> |
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On February 23, 1891, just shy of 34 years of age, Walker was appointed by the governor to the office of associate justice on the Supreme Court of Alabama. In 1914, he was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He reached [[senior status]] in 1930 and remained with the court until his death. |
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==Personal== |
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Walker was the son of [[Richard Wilde Walker]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} He was the grandson of [[John Williams Walker]] and nephew of [[LeRoy Pope Walker]] and [[Percy Walker]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} |
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==References== |
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* “Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, Together With the Personal Memoirs of Many of Its People,” Volume 2, published by Brant & Fuller in Madison, WI (1893), page 765-766 found on Ancestry.com and in libraries. |
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* U. S. Census Records 1860-1930. |
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* {{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/walker-richard-wilde|title=Walker, Richard Wilde - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}} |
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* "Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, Together With the Personal Memoirs of Many of Its People," Volume 2, published by Brant & Fuller in Madison, WI (1893), pp. 765–766. |
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* U. S. Census Records 1860–1930. |
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 7 November 2022
Richard Wilde Walker Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office September 1, 1930 – April 10, 1936 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office October 5, 1914 – September 1, 1930 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | David Davie Shelby |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hale Sibley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Wilde Walker Jr. March 11, 1857 Florence, Alabama |
| Died | April 10, 1936 (aged 79) |
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| Relatives | John Williams Walker LeRoy Pope Walker Percy Walker |
| Education | Washington and Lee University Princeton University (AB) Columbia Law School read law |
Richard Wilde Walker Jr. (March 11, 1857 – April 10, 1936) was an associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Education and career[edit]
Born on March 11, 1857, in Florence, Alabama, Walker attended Washington and Lee University and then received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1877 from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). He attended Columbia Law School and then read law in 1878. He entered private practice in St. Louis, Missouri; Albuquerque, New Mexico Territory; New York City; and Huntsville, Alabama. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1891 to 1892. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1903. He was the Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of Alabama from 1911 to 1914.[1]
Federal judicial service[edit]
Walker was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 2, 1914, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge David Davie Shelby. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 5, 1914, and received his commission the same day. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1922 to 1929. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1930. His service terminated on April 10, 1936, due to his death.[1]
Personal[edit]
Walker was the son of Richard Wilde Walker.[citation needed] He was the grandson of John Williams Walker and nephew of LeRoy Pope Walker and Percy Walker.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Walker, Richard Wilde - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources[edit]
- "Walker, Richard Wilde - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- "Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State's Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, Together With the Personal Memoirs of Many of Its People," Volume 2, published by Brant & Fuller in Madison, WI (1893), pp. 765–766.
- U. S. Census Records 1860–1930.
Categories:
- 1857 births
- 1936 deaths
- Politicians from Huntsville, Alabama
- Columbia Law School alumni
- Justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson
- 20th-century American judges
- Walker family
- Lawyers from Huntsville, Alabama