Who appointed John F. Walter?

President George W. Bush appointed John F. Walter to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2002.

Was John F. Walter appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

John F. Walter was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was John F. Walter's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed John F. Walter 99–0 on April 25, 2002.

Central District of California / Appointed 2002 / Active

John F. Walter

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, John F. Walter is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California in 1969. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1944 · age 82
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 99–0
Education: Loyola of Los Angeles (now Loyola Marymount University) 1966 · Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California 1969
Succeeded: John G. Davies

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Central District of California succeeded John G. Davies	G.W. Bush (R)	99–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 99–0 on April 25, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 86. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 99

50 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 1

1 R

Jesse Helms(R-NC)

Education

Loyola University of Los Angeles (now Loyola Marymount University)	B.A.	1966
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California	J.D.	1969

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Walter was assigned 9,020 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 112 days across 8,568 closed cases.

Other civil matters24%

Civil rights17%

Other federal statutes11%

Contract9%

Intellectual property8%

Prisoner & habeas7%

Other24%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 472 of Walter’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 336 were affirmed, 98 reversed or vacated, and 38 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

In our data, Walter authored 15 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. WTV Systems, Inc. (12 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2011	Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. WTV Systems, Inc.	824 F. Supp. 2d 1003	12
2007	The ON Equity Sales Co. v. Steinke	504 F. Supp. 2d 913	10
2003	Echo Drain v. Newsted	307 F. Supp. 2d 1116	9
2007	United America v. Eghbal	475 F. Supp. 2d 1008	5
2005	SMC Promotions, Inc. v. SMC Promotions	355 F. Supp. 2d 1127	5
2008	Garrison v. Aetna Life Insurance	558 F. Supp. 2d 995	4
2003	Dotster, Inc. v. INTERNET CORP. FOR ASSIG. NAMES & NUM.	296 F. Supp. 2d 1159	4
2009	Jacobson v. Schwarzenegger	650 F. Supp. 2d 1032	3
2008	Tirado v. Warden	576 F. Supp. 2d 1104	3
2005	Grenell v. UPS Health and Welfare Package	390 F. Supp. 2d 932	2
2007	Frost v. Metropolitan Life Insurance	470 F. Supp. 2d 1101	1
2009	Millan v. MARSHAL	677 F. Supp. 2d 1217	0
2009	Champion v. Murphy	643 F. Supp. 2d 1171	0
2006	Coulombe v. Jolly	447 F. Supp. 2d 1117	0
2006	Gillie v. Yates	417 F. Supp. 2d 1134	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed John F. Walter?: President George W. Bush appointed John F. Walter to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2002.
Was John F. Walter appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: John F. Walter was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was John F. Walter's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed John F. Walter 99–0 on April 25, 2002.
Which court is John F. Walter on?: John F. Walter is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).