Posted on 09/29/2010 6:27:26 PM PDT by SmithL
SAN FRANCISCO -- Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage last month, will retire at the end of this year, his court said today.
Walker, 66, a former business lawyer in San Francisco, was appointed to the court by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and began a seven-year term as chief judge of the Northern District of California in September 2004.
He will perhaps be best remembered for his Aug. 4 ruling overturning Proposition 8, the initiative passed by California voters in 2008 that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The measure repealed a California Supreme Court ruling earlier that year that allowed gays and lesbians to marry.
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Good riddance.
Bet he gets a lifetime supply of smooth cheeked young boys as a retirement present.
It'll still happen, but it won't have nearly the same impact once Walker has retired to the bath houses of San Francisco.
He will perhaps be best remembered for his Aug. 4 ruling overturning Proposition 8, the initiative passed by California voters in 2008 that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The measure repealed a California Supreme Court ruling earlier that year that allowed gays and lesbians to marry.
As Shakespeare said, “The evil men do lives after them.”
So, the gay-wad “judge” is retiring? AIDS taking its toll on him, perhaps?
He ought to be impeached!
Hmmmm ... going to take the pay-off money and run?
“I hope he visits volcanoes, Muslim countries, shark infested waters, or high cliffs during his retirement. “
Will be happy if he gets a dose.
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