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Meca Walker
Meca L. Walker is a former associate judge of Texas District 311.[1] She was appointed to the bench effective January 1, 2015.[1] Walker served on the court until February 2016.[2]
Walker was previously the associate judge of Texas District 247.[3] She ran for election in 2014 to replace Judge Bonnie Crane Hellums as the judge of District 247, but was defeated in the May 27 runoff election.[4][5]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Walker ran for election to the 247th District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 33.7 percent of the vote. She competed against John Schmude and Melanie Flowers.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Walker faced Schmude in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. Walker was defeated, earning 48.4% of the vote.
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Education
Walker received her undergraduate degree from Clark Atlanta University and her J.D. from Howard University.[6]
Career
- 2015-2016: Associate judge, Texas District 311
- 2011-2014: Associate judge, Texas District 247
- 2007-2010: Associate judge, Texas District 309
- 2003-2007: Attorney, Walker and Waller, PLLC
- 2000-2003: Attorney, Law Office of Meca L. Walker[1][7]
Noteworthy events
Walker returns excessive campaign donations
Walker, in February of 2014, reportedly returned campaign funds donated to her by Don McGill and his employees. McGill, the owner of a Toyota dealership in Houston, had a divorce case pending before Walker. Additionally, he and his employees allegedly exceeded the donation limits for judicial candidates. According to Texas state law, donations to a judicial candidate from one person or couple cannot exceed $5,000. McGill, four of his employees and their wives each donated $5,000, which together amounted to $40,000.[8]
After being informed of the error by the Texas Ethics Commission, Walker returned the extra contributions. She stated that the affair was "just a huge, innocent mistake that is being blown to epic proportions." She also said that she was unaware of McGill's pending divorce case.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lawblogs.net, "Judge Mecca Walker Appointed to the 311th," December 6, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Meca L. Walker," accessed January 22, 2017
- ↑ Harris County District Courts, "247th District," accessed May 29, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrunoff - ↑ Martindale.com, "Meca Latreice Walker," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ Meca Walker for Judge, "Resume," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Houston Chronicle, "Judge candidate returns excess donations to car dealer's employees," February 18, 2014
