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Scott Walker
Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded byCheryl Johnson
Personal details
Born (1953-07-10) July 10, 1953 (age 70)
Political partyRepublican
SpousePam
EducationDallas Baptist University (BA)
Baylor University (JD)

Richard Scott Walker (born July 10, 1953)[1] is an American judge in the U.S. state of Texas.

Early life and education[edit]

Walker was elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) in 2016. Walker graduated from Red Oak High School in 1971.[2] He completed his undergraduate degree at Dallas Baptist University and received his J.D. degree from the Baylor Law School.

Career[edit]

Prior to his election campaign, he was a defense attorney in Fort Worth, Texas.[3] He was 63 years old when he ran for Place 5 of CCA. The Houston Chronicle described him as having a "politically famous name" (referring to the Governor of Wisconsin, who is also named Scott Walker). After his victory, he said that he had won not because of his recognizable name, but because of the amount of time he had spent campaigning.[3] He had twenty years of experience in both trial and appellate level criminal defense work prior to his election, but had never taken a death penalty case.[4] His opponent was Williamson County, Texas Assistant District Attorney Brent Webster.[3]

While running for re-election in 2022, Walker refused to say whether he believed that Trump lost the 2020 election.[5]

Personal life[edit]

He and his wife, Pam, have been married since 1974; they have one son, one daughter and two grandchildren.[6] Walker is a conservative Republican and an evangelical Christian.[2]

Election history[edit]

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, Republican Primary, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Walker 833,757 41.48
Republican Brent Webster 411,119 20.45
Republican Steve Smith 393,992 19.60
Republican Sid Harle 371,303 18.47
Total votes 2,010,171 100.0
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, Republican Primary runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Walker 206,922 58.02
Republican Brent Webster 149,714 41.98
Total votes 356,636 100.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Texas State Cemetery-Richard Scott Walker
  2. ^ a b "ROHS Alumni Scott Walker sworn in as Texas State Judge | Red Oak Record". Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  3. ^ a b c Mekelburg, Madlin (2016-05-25). "Scott Walker — No, Not That One — Wins Court of Criminal Appeals Runoff". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  4. ^ Chronicle (2016-10-05). "Criminal appeals". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  5. ^ ""Stop the Steal" Activists Target a Texas Judge". Bolts. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  6. ^ "TJB CCA Judge Scott Walker". Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  7. ^ "Brent Webster". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(judge)