Thomas Gray Walker (born 1964) was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Early life and education Walker was born in 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia. Walker graduated from Baylor University (1986) and the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University (1990). Career At the time of his confirmation in 2011, Walker was a partner at Alston & Bird, LLP, where he had worked since 2003. Prior to that, Walker worked as special counsel to North Carolina Attorney General Roy A. Cooper, from 2001 to 2003. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from 1994 to 2001 and an Assistant District Attorney for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, from 1990 to 1994. Walker announced his intention on December 22, 2015, to resign his post as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina effective January 7, 2016. References External links President Obama nominates four U.S. attorneys WRAL: Senate confirms Walker as new US Attorney 1964 births Living people Baylor University alumni Campbell University alumni North Carolina Democrats United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of North Carolina People from Atlanta 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American lawyers