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