--- title: "Linda T. Walker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-t-walker-9198" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Linda T. Walker U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia · Magistrate ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia - State: Georgia - Role: Magistrate - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Linda Thompson Walker was appointed as a magistrate judge for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlantic Division, in January 2000 and held the role of Chief Magistrate Judge from 2015 to 2019 - On January 26, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Walker to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to fill the vacancy left by Judge Beverly Martin - She later held the role of Deputy County Attorney (1992–1997) and County Attorney (1997–1999) for Fulton County, and as director of the County’s Board of Registration and Elections in 1999 - She clerked for Judge G. Ernest Tidwell of the Northern District of Georgia (1989–1990) and served as a litigation associate at Webb & Daniel in Atlanta (1990–1992) - Highly experienced federal magistrate judge with a distinguished career in both civil and criminal law, recognized for her mediation work, leadership roles, and contributions to diversity and professional legal organizations ### Education - University of Georgia School of Law — J.D. (1989) - Clark Atlanta University — M.S., Biology, 1987 - Southern University — B.S., Biology, 1983 ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Georgia, 2000-present - Date of birth: 1960 - She also participates in criminal pre-trial proceedings and serves as a mediator in federal civil cases, having mediated hundreds of cases - She has primary judicial responsibilities over civil cases involving consumer protection, Social Security claims, employment discrimination, wrongful foreclosure or eviction, non-death penalty habeas corpus petitions, and civil discovery motions. - Judge Walker has been active in the Federal Magistrate Judges Association, serving as Eleventh Circuit Director and co-chair of the Diversity Committee. - She is a founding board member of the Gate City Bar Association Judicial Section, a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, a Lifetime Member of the Southern University National Alumni Association, and a member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys and the Lawyers Foundation of Georgia - Birth place: Gloster - Inducted into the Order of Barristers and Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Courts. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices and recording Scope: statewide Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure. Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9198/linda-t-walker/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9198/linda-t-walker/) - [U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9198/linda-t-walker/) - [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9198/linda-t-walker/) - [Wikidata: Linda T. Walker](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6552010) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-t-walker-9198", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-t-walker-9198", "name": "Linda T. Walker | KnowJudges", "description": "Linda T. Walker, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-t-walker-9198#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/linda-t-walker-9198#judge", "name": "Linda T. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.