Carey Walker (Texas)
Carey Walker (Republican Party) is a judge for Number 2 of the Tarrant County Criminal Court Texas. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Walker (Republican Party) won re-election for the Number 2 judge of the Tarrant County Criminal Court Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Walker received a B.B.A. from East Texas State University in 1978, and a J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1984. Walker ran his own law practice from 1995 until his election to the court in 2014. He was an assistant district attorney in Lubbock County from 1984 to 1986.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Carey Walker won election in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2
Incumbent Carey Walker advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carey Walker | 100.0 | 98,680 |
| Total votes: 98,680 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2
Incumbent Carey Walker won election in the general election for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carey Walker (R) | 100.0 | 355,874 |
| Total votes: 355,874 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2
Incumbent Carey Walker advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 2 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carey Walker | 100.0 | 73,519 |
| Total votes: 73,519 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Walker ran for election to the Tarrant County Criminal Court, Texas.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 30.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Atticus Gill, John White and Joyce Stevens.
Runoff: Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, Walker faced Gill in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. He won, earning 60 percent of the votes cast.
General: He defeated Leon Reed, Jr. in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 60.9 percent of the vote.
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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.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carey Walker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Carey Walker for Judge, "Professional Qualifications," archived September 23, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Tarrant")
- ↑ Star-Telegram, "Commissioner Andy Nguyen easily defeats challenger," March 5, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
