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Vaughn Walker

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1944 -

Occupation

Law

Description

Former district judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1989 to 2011. Sitting trial judge for the Proposition 8 legal case which allowed same sex marriage in the State of California. Confirmed his sexuality after his retirement.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.sfgate.com/lgbt/article/Judge-Vaughn-Walker-tells-his-side-of-Prop-8-5416851.php
• http://www.npr.org/2013/06/29/196765535/judge-who-struck-down-proposition-8-knew-case-would-go-far
• http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/vaughn_r_walker/index.html?inline=nyt-per

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