Jamar Kentrell Walker
How Judge Walker rules, drawn from 14 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Walker
Jamar Kentrell Walker is a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Appointed by President Joseph R. Biden, Judge Walker received a commission on March 3, 2023.
Judge Walker's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Walker's own (checked October 9, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
How Judge Walker decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
At the pleading stage in an FCRA accuracy case, detailed allegations of recurring bankruptcy-related reporting errors, prior consumer complaints, and the absence of a procedure to compare reported debts with public bankruptcy information can plausibly support both an unreasonable-procedures claim and willfulness. A complaint should connect the alleged inaccuracy to notice of a systemic problem rather than relying on the inaccurate report alone.
“By asserting that Chex continued to use existing and limited procedures despite knowing that it produced ‘frequent’ errors, the plaintiff plausibly alleges Chex behaved with conscious disregard for consumers’ rights.”
Procedural preferences
In Linda M.C. v. Colvin, he vacated and remanded a benefits denial because the ALJ called a medical-source opinion persuasive but adopted a conflicting work-capacity finding using the same supporting evidence. He found that the ALJ had not explained the contradiction.
“In other words, the ALJ's decision employs the same reasoning to reach an opposite conclusion from NP Blowe's opinion. And the ALJ failed to reconcile why this reasoning supports his conclusion and not NP Blowe's conclusion.”
In Pinto v. Crawford, he held that Section 1226(a) governed Pinto's detention and ordered a bond hearing within three days, before any removal merits hearing. He required a stated reason if bond was denied and barred an automatic stay if Pinto was released.
“For the reasons stated by the court in Ceba Cinta, as well as many other decisions issued by courts in this district and across the country, this Court concludes that 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)’s discretionary framework governs the petitioner’s detention.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The plaintiff's appeal of the Commissioner's final decision and request for a remand is GRANTED. The Commissioner's final decision is VACATED, and the case is REMANDED to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
“For these reasons, the Court DENIED the motion to dismiss filed by Defendant Chex Systems, Inc. See ECF No. 42.”
“For the reasons stated herein, Petitioner Marvin Gudiel Mendoza Ailon's petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.”
“For the reasons stated herein, Petitioner Kevin Alexis Zepeda Chavez's petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.”
“For the reasons stated herein, Petitioner Marcos Ernesto Valladares Guillen's petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.”
“For the reasons stated herein, Petitioner Francisco Javier Naranjo Pinto's petition (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.”
“Accordingly, Defendant Old Dominion University’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 16) is GRANTED.”
“The Secretary’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 22) is GRANTED, and this action is DISMISSED.”
“Plaintiff American Rent-A-Car’s motion for reconsideration (ECF No. 14) is DENIED.”
“Defendant Norfolk Southern’s motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 42) is GRANTED.”
“Petitioner Francisco Javier Naranjo Pinto’s motion (ECF No. 11) is DENIED.”
“Riverside’s motion to remand (ECF No. 14) is DENIED”
“Epicor’s motion to dismiss and compel arbitration (ECF No. 9) is GRANTED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- A sample of his assignments shows that his current (2026) assignments are dominated by pro se prisoner/civil-rights filings (many captioned 'Lewis v. ...') and a wave of 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee petitions in the Norfolk Division; older (2024) terminated cases include immigration mandamus/APA-delay suits, a Social Security appeal, a consumer-banking suit, and a criminal matter.
- Reflects current assignments for a judge who has been on the bench only since March 2023, not a tenure-wide caseload.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| 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 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 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.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, not for Judge Walker: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 3,011 | 5.6 months |
| Closed with no court action | 1,204 | 5 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 1,299 | 4.9 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 493 | 8.9 months |
| Closed during trial | 15 | 19.3 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 3,011 | 5.6 months |
| Sep 2024 | 2,613 | 5.3 months |
| Sep 2023 | 2,194 | 6.5 months |
| Sep 2022 | 2,134 | 6.8 months |
| Sep 2021 | 2,152 | 6.5 months |
| Sep 2020 | 1,860 | 6 months |
| Sep 2019 | 2,267 | 5.9 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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