Vaughn Walker
American judge (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vaughn Richard Walker (born 1944) is an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1989 to 2011. Walker presided over the original trial in Hollingsworth v. Perry, where he found California's Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional.
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Vaughn Walker | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
In office October 30, 2004 – December 31, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Marilyn Hall Patel |
Succeeded by | James Ware |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
In office November 27, 1989 – February 28, 2011 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Spencer Mortimer Williams |
Succeeded by | Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
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Born | Vaughn Richard Walker[1] 1944 (age 79–80) Watseka, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | University of Michigan (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
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