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Barnett Walker

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Barnett Walker
Collin County Court at Law No. 2
Tenure
2015 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
10

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Education
Bachelor's
Columbia College
Law
Southern Methodist University, 2003
Contact

Barnett Walker (Republican Party) is a judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Walker (Republican Party) won re-election for judge of the Collin County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Collin County, Texas (2022)

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Barnett Walker won election in the general election for Collin County Court at Law No. 2.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 2

Incumbent Barnett Walker advanced from the Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 2 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barnett Walker
Barnett Walker
 
100.0
 
49,253

Total votes: 49,253
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2018

General election

General election for Collin County Court at Law No. 2

Incumbent Barnett Walker won election in the general election for Collin County Court at Law No. 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barnett Walker
Barnett Walker (R)
 
100.0
 
209,893

Total votes: 209,893
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 2

Incumbent Barnett Walker advanced from the Republican primary for Collin County Court at Law No. 2 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Barnett Walker
Barnett Walker
 
100.0
 
43,142

Total votes: 43,142
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Walker ran for re-election to the Collin County Court at Law No. 2.
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: He won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014. [1][2] 

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Barnett Walker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Education

Walker earned his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 2003.[3]

Career

Walker was an attorney in private practice prior to joining the court.[3]

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[4]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[4]

  • be at least 25 years old;
  • be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
  • have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

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