The San Francisco Chronicle details the latest "revelation" from the Prop 8 Trial in San Francisco, which is now in recess. The Judge in the case, Vaughn Walker, is gay. Walker is not closeted. He keeps his private life separate from his professional life, but it’s no secret that he’s gay. According to another judge who knows Walker personally…
"He has a private life and he doesn’t conceal it, but doesn’t think it is relevant to his decisions in any case, and he doesn’t bring it to bear in any decisions," said the judge, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the Prop. 8 trial.
And although the Prop 8 case was not sought by Judge Walker, but rather assigned to him at random, there are, of course, some who support Prop 8 that will no doubt use this as a wedge issue, as they’ve already begun to do, in the National Review. There will likely, however, be absolutely no fallout cost from the revelation that Walker is gay. Virtually everyone in any position of power has done nothing but relay the utmost respect for Walker, and assured that his sexuality plays no part in this or any other of his judicial opinions. Read the full Chronicle article here…
