Robert Carl "Bert" Richardson (born 1956), is an American judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, to which he was elected in 2014.
Born in San Antonio, Richardson's father was a United States Air Force fighter pilot, and the family moved frequently, living for periods in Argentina and in Europe.
In 1999, Governor George W. Bush appointed Richardson to a seat on the 379th District Court.
[2] In 2014, Richardson presided as a special judge on call over the 2014 indictment of Governor Rick Perry for alleged abuse of office.
During the course of the proceedings, Richardson was elected to the Court of Criminal Appeals,[3][4] and thereafter denied the motion to dismiss the case against the governor.