Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 8, 2011
U.S. Judge Who Reversed Prop. 8 Says He's Gay
In his first interview since announcing his retirement, Former Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who is starting his own ADR practice, confirms he has been in a same-sex relationship with his partner for 10 years.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Confirming what has long been an open secret in the legal community, former Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who struck down California's same-sex marriage ban last summer, said he has been in a same-sex relationship with his physician partner for 10 years.
In his first interview since announcing his retirement from the bench last fall, Walker spoke openly about hi...
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