​Judge Cynthia Walker has served on the 50th District Court bench
since September 2003 and was appointed as its chief judge in January
2010. During her 20 years as an attorney prior to becoming a judge,
Judge Walker held a variety of civil, criminal, and administrative
positions, having previously worked as Court Administrator for the 50th
District Court, as City Attorney for Pontiac, and as a staff attorney
for UAW Legal Services and Legal Services of Eastern Michigan.
Judge
Walker is a 1982 graduate of Valparaiso University Law School. She has
been active in a number of organizations such as the Women Officials
Network, Oakland County District Judges Association, Oakland County Bar
Association and Kiwanis Club of Pontiac. Judge Walker enjoys reaching
out to young people introducing them to careers and positive experiences
in the legal profession so they start out on the right side of the
law.