Jacob Walker III
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Jacob A. Walker III is the Place 1 Republican judge of 37th Circuit Court in Alabama. Walker won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Biography
Walker earned his B.A. from the University of the South and his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law. He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1985.
Elections
2016
Alabama held general elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016, with a primary runoff on April 12, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016.
Incumbent Jacob Walker III ran unopposed in the general election for the Alabama 37th Judicial Circuit Place 1 seat.[2]
| Alabama 37th Judicial Circuit (Place 1), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Jacob Walker III Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016 | ||
2010
- See also: Alabama judicial elections, 2010
Walker ran for re-election. He was unopposed in the primary, as well as the general election, earning 100 percent of the vote.[3]
Noteworthy cases
Courtney Lockhart given death penalty
- See also: Alabama 37th Judicial Circuit
Judge Walker presided over the capital murder case of Courtney Lockhart, who was convicted of murdering Auburn University freshman Lauren A. Burk. Despite the jury's recommended sentence of life in prison, Walker sentenced Lockhart to die by lethal injection. This ruling sparked controversy over the Alabama law permitting judges to overrule jury sentences.[4]
See also
External links
- Equal Justice Initiative, Judicial Override
- New York Times, Overriding the Jury in Capital Cases, Adam Liptak, July 11, 2011
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama
State courts:
Alabama Supreme Court • Alabama Court of Civil Appeals • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • Alabama Circuit Courts • Alabama District Courts • Alabama Juvenile Courts • Alabama Municipal Courts • Alabama Probate Courts • Alabama Small Claims Courts
State resources:
Courts in Alabama • Alabama judicial elections • Judicial selection in Alabama
