Riggs Walker

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Riggs Walker

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 5, 2018

Riggs Walker (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. He lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.

Walker was a Republican candidate for Place 4 judge of Jefferson County District Court in Alabama. Walker ran but lost in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

Richard Minor won election in the general election for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Richard Minor (R)	97.0	1,080,637
		Other/Write-in votes	3.0	32,927

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,113,564 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals

Richard Minor defeated Riggs Walker in the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Richard Minor	65.5	258,805
		Riggs Walker	34.5	136,174

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 394,979
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

All judges on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals are elected for six-year terms in partisan elections.

There are five judges on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and five on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Vacancies, which can occur when a judge dies, resigns, retires or is removed from office, are filled through appointments by the governor of Alabama. Any judge appointed in this fashion must then stand for election in the next general election occurring at least one year after taking office.

Qualifications

To be considered a candidate for either court, the person must:

• Be licensed to practice law in Alabama.
• Have lived in Alabama for at least one year.
• Be 70 years of age or younger at the time of candidacy.

Selection of the chief judge

In the civil appeals court, the chief is chosen by seniority; in the criminal appeals court, the chief is chosen by peer vote. Both courts maintain their chief judges for indefinite terms.

2016

See also: Alabama local trial court judicial 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.

William A. Bell Jr. defeated Riggs Walker in the general election for the Jefferson County District Court Place 4 seat.

Jefferson County District Court (Place 4), General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William A. Bell Jr.	52.53%	148,604
	Republican	Riggs Walker	47.38%	134,028
		Write-in votes	0.09%	261
Total Votes				282,893
Source: Alabama Votes, "2016 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 10, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan elections

There are 98 judgeships on the Alabama District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must have been licensed to practice law for three years.

See also

• Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
• Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2018
• Courts in Alabama
• Local trial court judicial elections, 2016

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
• Alabama Judicial System
• Campaign website
• Campaign Facebook account

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