DC Circuit nominee Justin Walker, born in 1982, is on track to be one of the youngest federal appellate judges. Between that and his conservative bona fides (Kavanaugh + McConnell + Fed Soc ties), he's the archetype of judges Trump has tapped to date buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Walker was pressed today about his criticism of SCOTUS upholding Obamacare, a focus of his nomination fight given the pandemic. Walker said he hoped every American got the care they needed, but judges shouldn't base decisions on policy preferences buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Nominees tend to be loathe to opine on issues that might come before them in the future, but Walker seemed a bit more comfortable answering those Qs — asked about nationwide injunctions, he made a point of stressing that he'd recently issued a "narrow" one buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
