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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]].
'''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]].


==Education and career==
==Education and career==


Born on March 11, 1857, in [[Florence, Alabama|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]], [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Huntsville, Alabama|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>
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>


==Federal judicial service==
==Federal judicial service==
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Richard Wilde Walker Jr.
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 byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byDavid Davie Shelby
Succeeded bySamuel Hale Sibley
Personal details
Born
Richard Wilde Walker Jr.

(1857-03-11)March 11, 1857
Florence, Alabama
DiedApril 10, 1936(1936-04-10) (aged 79)
Parent
RelativesJohn Williams Walker
LeRoy Pope Walker
Percy Walker
EducationWashington 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]

  1. ^ 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.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1914–1930 		Succeeded by
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