Nomination of Justin Reed Walker to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit

Jun. 18, 2020

The AFL-CIO opposed the nomination of Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Admitted only in 2019 to practice in the Western District of Kentucky, he began his service on the bench barely ten years after his graduation from law school, and at the time had very limited legal experience, minimal trial experience, and his support for corporate interests over the rights of working people has been robust. As an attorney in private practice, he sought to undermine the collective bargaining rights of the employees to achieve better wages, benefits and working conditions afforded by the NLRA. He has repeatedly expressed vehement opposition to the Affordable Care Act and to the Supreme Court ruling that largely upheld the ACA’s extension of health care coverage for millions of Americans. Nevertheless, Judge Walker's nomination was confirmed on June 18, 2020.

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