--- title: "Sue Walker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sue-walker-8388" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Sue Walker Court of Appeals of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: Court of Appeals of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals of Texas, 2001-present - Justice Sue Walker served on the Texas Second Court of Appeals from 2001 until her retirement in 2018, earning numerous professional honors for her judicial and legal career - Justice Walker was elected to the Texas Second Court of Appeals in 2000, taking office January 1, 2001, and re‐elected in 2006 and 2012 - She was also a former adjunct professor of criminal appellate procedure at Texas Wesleyan School of Law - Before joining the court, Walker clerked for Justice Bill Stephens on the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, practiced civil and criminal appellate law as a solo attorney in Fort Worth, and returned to the Fifth Court of Appeals as a central staff attorney. ### Education - Texas Tech University School of Law — J.D. (1986) - B.A. in Speech Communications, University of Texas at Austin, 1982 (high honors) ### Additional information - Served until December 31, 2018, when she chose not to seek re‐election. - Elected to the Serjeant’s Inn of the Dallas and Fort Worth Inns of Court for long and meritorious service - She has been active in numerous organizations, including the American Law Institute, State Bar of Texas Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, Tarrant County Bar Association, and the Texas Bar Foundation. - She was Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. - Walker has served on boards for the Tarrant County AIDS Outreach Center, Compassus Hospice, Dance Theatre Arlington, Boys and Girls Clubs of Arlington, and the Lamar Baseball Booster Club, and has volunteered as a YWCA cheerleading sponsor and softball coach. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### oral argument purpose Scope: courtwide Use oral argument to emphasize and clarify the briefs, not merely read prepared text; assume the panel has read the briefs, be ready for questions, and stay within the record. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument should emphasize and clarify the written arguments in the briefs. Counsel should not merely read from prepared text. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument time Scope: courtwide The court sets argument time. Finish within the allotment unless the court permits continuation; the appellant must be allowed to conclude. Evidence excerpt: Counsel must complete argument in the time allotted and may continue after the expiration of the allotted time only with permission of the court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### number of arguing counsel Scope: courtwide Generally one lawyer should argue for each side. Without leave, no more than two may argue per side, and only one may present rebuttal. Evidence excerpt: Generally, only one counsel should argue for each side. Except on leave of court, no more than two counsel on each side may argue. Only one counsel may argue in rebuttal. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument request Scope: courtwide Request oral argument on the front cover of the brief. If argument is set, all parties that filed briefs may participate even if they did not request it. Evidence excerpt: A party desiring oral argument must note that request on the front cover of the party’s brief. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument notice Scope: courtwide The clerk's notice states whether argument is allowed, the date, allotted time, location or electronic-joining instructions, exhibit instructions, and panel members. Evidence excerpt: The clerk must send to the parties—at least 21 days before the date the case is set for argument or submission without argument—a notice telling the parties: [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8388/sue-walker/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8388/sue-walker/) - [Court of Appeals of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8388/sue-walker/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8388/sue-walker/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sue-walker-8388", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sue-walker-8388", "name": "Sue Walker | KnowJudges", "description": "Sue Walker, Court of Appeals of Texas. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.