Reggie Walton

Reggie Barnett Walton (born February 8, 1949) is a Senior federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He is the former presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

Early life and education

Walton's father worked two jobs in the steel town Donora, Pennsylvania in which the juvenile delinquent Walton appeared in court three times over gang fighting. Walton credits an incident in which a friend nearly killed a rival with an icepick with convincing him to turn towards academics. He won a football scholarship to get his Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia State College in 1971, and then a law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University in 1974. Judge Walton is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Career

Walton served as an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1981 to 1989 and from 1991 to 2001. He also served as associate director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In 2001, he was nominated to the federal bench by President George W. Bush, and subsequently confirmed by the U.S. Senate. In 2004, Bush appointed him to chair the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, investigating ways to curb prison rape. In May 2007, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. appointed him to a seat on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. His term on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ended May 18, 2014. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2015.

Reggie Walton (baseball)

Reggie Walton (born 1952) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played the 1980 and '81 seasons for the Seattle Mariners and his final season for the Pirates in 1982. His batting average was .250 and he played outfield. Walton is originally from Kansas City, Missouri.

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