Morgan Jada Walker (she/her) is counsel at Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV.

Morgan is an accomplished trial lawyer and former federal prosecutor with nearly two decades of experience advancing justice in federal, state, and territorial courts, and abroad. Having joined Lambda in March 2025, Morgan was on the federal trial team asserting an incarcerated person’s right to gender-affirming surgery under the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Morgan’s work focuses on defending and advancing the civil rights of LGBTQ+ persons.

Previously, Morgan served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Alaska, where she prosecuted complex cases ranging from civil rights and national security to white-collar crime and child exploitation. She represented the United States before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, where she became one of the few (if only) transgender lawyers to prosecute a jury trial before transition and, later, after socially transitioning, defend the same conviction on appeal. In 2022, Morgan was detailed to the American Embassy in Sri Lanka, where she provided capacity-building programs for prosecutors and judges regarding counterterrorism, international financial crimes, digital evidence, and trauma-informed victim engagement.

Earlier, Morgan served as an Alaska state prosecutor, including in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, when she secured one of the largest restitution judgments in state history. She also prosecuted over 40 trials, primarily serious sex crimes, and empowered survivors to testify.

Her work has also taken her to American Samoa, where she served as both prosecutor and public defender, and to private practice in Seattle. Morgan earned her Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she was on the Dean’s List and participated in immigration and prosecution clinics.

Practice currently limited to Alaska and federal courts where admitted. Not currently licensed in Texas. Practice is limited per Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 5.05(c) and (d).