Linda T. Walker
How Judge Walker rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Walker no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Walker
Linda T. Walker served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia from January 2000 until her retirement in 2025. She graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law and previously worked as a Fulton County attorney.
How Judge Walker decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In United States v. Reed, the district court adopted her recommendation and denied the defendant's original and amended motions to suppress the search.
“Defendant's Motion to Suppress Search [Doc. 16] and Amended Motion to Suppress Search [Doc. 22] are DENIED.”
Procedural preferences
In United States v. Reed, the district court's order adopting her recommendation also denied the defendant's motion to suppress a statement as abandoned.
“It is further ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statement [Doc. 17] has been abandoned and is also DENIED.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“This court hereby adopts [26], the REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION of Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker. Further, it denies [10], MOTION to Suppress Evidence by Calvin Johnson.”
“Defendant's Motion to Suppress Search [Doc. 16] and Amended Motion to Suppress Search [Doc. 22] are DENIED.”
“It is further ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statement [Doc. 17] has been abandoned and is also DENIED.”
“Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody [181] is DENIED. ... a certificate of appealability is DENIED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court RECOMMENDS that Defendant's Motion to Strike Surplusage [Doc. 21] be DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker's Final Report and Recommendation [9] is ADOPTED, and this action is DISMISSED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction [4] is DENIED AS MOOT.”
Administrative closure of a duplicate pro se habeas filing so it proceeds in the original case; not a merits ruling. Quote: 'IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker's Final Report and Recommendation [2] is ADOPTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case, 1:17-cv-3750-WSD, be ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED ... to avoid duplication and waste of resources.'
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court ADOPTS AS ITS ORDER the Report and Recommendation issued by the Magistrate Judge, and Defendant's Motion to Suppress [18] and Amended Motion to Suppress [25] are DENIED.”
“the Court OVERRULES his objections [Doc. 34]. Finding no clear error in the remaining portions of the R&R, the Court ADOPTS the R&R [Doc. 32] as the Opinion and Order of the Court. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Suppress [Doc. 18] and Supplemented Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 27] are DENIED.”
“Benton's objections [ECF 12] are OVERRULED, and Judge Walker's R&R [ECF 10] is ADOPTED in its entirety as the order of this Court. Hall's motion to dismiss the petition as untimely [ECF 5] is GRANTED, Benton's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DENIED, and the Court DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability.”
“The Report and Recommendation (‘R&R’) [Doc. No. 89] is hereby ADOPTED as the order of the court. The Defendant's objections to said Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 92] are hereby OVERRULED. The Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. No. 45] is hereby DENIED.”
“The court GRANTS Defendant's motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff's sex discrimination, retaliation or state law claims. The court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Defendant's motion for summary judgment with respect to Plaintiff's race discrimination claims and gives Defendant leave again to move for summary judgment.”
“the undersigned RECOMMENDS that the Motions to Dismiss [Docs. 34, 36] be DENIED.”
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Walker was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Walker no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.