Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed Nathaniel B. Walker to begin hearing cases inFebruary 2018. Judge Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1996 from StanfordUniversity, a Master of Arts degree in 1998 from Boston College, and a Juris Doctor in 2002from the Boston College Law School. From 2014 to 2018, he served as an assistant U.S. attorneyat the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, in Los Angeles. From 2009 to 2014,he served as an assistant chief counsel for Office of the Chief Counsel, Immigration and CustomsEnforcement, Department of Homeland Security, in Adelanto and Los Angeles, Calif. From2006 to 2009, he served as an assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the Commonwealth ofVirginia, in both Pulaski and Montgomery counties, Va. From 2003 to 2006, he was an associateat Howrey LLP, in Washington, D.C. From 2002 to 2003, he served as a judicial clerk for theHonorable Peter A. Nowinski, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, in Sacramento,Calif. Judge Walker is a member of the California and Virginia State Bars and the District ofColumbia Bar.