JUDGE VAUGHN WALKER TALKS OPENLY

There has been much speculation about Judge Walker's sexuality and finally Walker talks openly about being gay. Judge Walker presides over the Proposition 8 case in California.

The talk to a handful of reporters was Walker's first public comments to reporters about presiding over the lawsuit challenging to Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California. Walker struck down the ban as unconstitutional, and the case is currently on appeal.

It was also the first time Walker publicly acknowledged his own sexual orientation. Walker said he has been in a relationship with (a) man for 10 years. "He is a physician," Walker said....via reuters

Judge Walker believes judges should ever recuse themselves from cases over sexuality..

And, Judge walker will be going back to work at his own firm:.

The Honorable Vaughn R. Walker, former chief judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, announced today that he has opened a law practice focusing on dispute management and resolution. This includes alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as well as counseling clients with respect to litigation risks, especially in protracted and complex litigation..