Scott Walker (judge)

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Scott Walker

|office = Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

|term_start = January 1, 2017

|term_end =

|predecessor = Cheryl Johnson

|successor =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|7|10}}

|birth_place =

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Pam

|education = Dallas Baptist University (BA)
Baylor University (JD)

}}

Richard Scott Walker (born July 10, 1953)[https://cemetery.tspb.texas.gov/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=12176 Texas State Cemetery-Richard Scott Walker] is an American judge in the U.S. state of Texas.

Early life and education

Walker was elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) in 2016. Walker graduated from Red Oak High School in 1971.{{Cite web| title = ROHS Alumni Scott Walker sworn in as Texas State Judge {{!}} Red Oak Record| accessdate = 2017-11-22| url = http://www.redoakrecord.com/2017/news/rohs-alumni-scott-walker-sworn-in-as-texas-state-judge/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035135/http://www.redoakrecord.com/2017/news/rohs-alumni-scott-walker-sworn-in-as-texas-state-judge/| url-status = usurped| archive-date = December 1, 2017}} He completed his undergraduate degree at Dallas Baptist University and received his J.D. degree from the Baylor Law School.

Career

Prior to his election campaign, he was a defense attorney in Fort Worth, Texas.{{Cite web| last = Mekelburg| first = Madlin| title = Scott Walker — No, Not That One — Wins Court of Criminal Appeals Runoff| work = The Texas Tribune| accessdate = 2017-11-22| date = 2016-05-25| url = https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/24/court-criminal-appeals-runoff-results/}} 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. 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.{{Cite web| last = Chronicle| title = Criminal appeals| work = Houston Chronicle| accessdate = 2017-11-22| date = 2016-10-05| url = http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/recommendations/article/Criminal-appeals-9805922.php}} His opponent was Williamson County, Texas Assistant District Attorney Brent Webster.

While running for re-election in 2022, Walker refused to say whether he believed that Trump lost the 2020 election.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-17|title="Stop the Steal" Activists Target a Texas Judge|url=https://boltsmag.org/stop-the-steal-targets-texas-judge/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Bolts|language=en}}

Personal life

He and his wife, Pam, have been married since 1974; they have one son, one daughter and two grandchildren.{{Cite web|title=TJB CCA Judge Scott Walker|url=http://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/judge-scott-walker/|accessdate=2017-11-22}} Walker is a conservative Republican and an evangelical Christian.

Election history

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|title = Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, Republican Primary, 2016{{cite web |title=Brent Webster |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Brent_Webster |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=29 May 2023}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Scott Walker

| votes = 833,757

| percentage = 41.48

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Brent Webster

| votes = 411,119

| percentage = 20.45