Joshua Walden ( He/Him/His )

Joshua Walden joined the Office of the County Counsel in 2024 and is a member of the Finance, Government Operations, and Technology Team.  Before joining the Office, Joshua practiced civil litigation in federal and state courts, including maintaining an active pro bono practice in the areas of civil rights, immigrants’ rights, and LGBTQ+ protections.  His article “A Right to Gather Evidence: Interpreting Statutory Protections for Detained Immigrants Facing Removal Hearings” was published in the Stanford Law and Policy Review.

Office practice areas

• Finance, Government Operations, and Technology Team

​​Education

• Stanford Law School, JD with pro bono distinction, 2019
  • Editorial Board, Stanford Law Review
  • Executive Editor, Stanford Technology Law Review
  • Teaching Assistant, Federal Litigation Methods and Practice
  • Student Attorney, Immigrants’ Rights Clinic
  • General Counsel Fellow, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
• Columbia University, PhD with distinction in musicology, 2008
• University of California at Berkeley, BA with highest distinction in music, 2001
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Prior experience

• Associate Attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (2023-2024) 
• Associate Attorney at Cooley LLP (2019-2023)