Walter Bruchhausen (May 29, 1892 – October 11, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1953 to 1976 and its Chief Judge from 1959 to 1962.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bruchhausen received a Bachelor of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1912, and then entered the United States Military, serving in World War I.

[1] Bruchhausen was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 18, 1953, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Harold Maurice Kennedy.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 7, 1953, and received his commission the next day.

He assumed senior status on May 20, 1967, and died on October 11, 1976.