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HONORING SENIORS

Here Comes

the

Judge

by Jo Beth Walker

Meet the Hon. James Kenneth and Phi Alpha Delta - legal In June 1978, he married Jo Beth
Walker - Senior District Judge for fraternity. After his undergraduate Barnes Robertson who had two
District 286 (Hockley and Cochran studies, he went on to Baylor Law daughters - Valerie Robertson
Counties). After almost 55 years school, receiving a Doctorate in (now a retired public-school
of service to the people of the Jurisprudence. He was sworn in administrator) and Donna Christy
southwest and the state of Texas, as a lawyer in Austin in 1960. He Robertson Yeary (now a teacher
the judge came in one day and and his wife and reading
announced, “I’ve learned all of the moved to specialist). In
law I ever want to know.” Lubbock, where October 1979,
he worked in Ann Elizabeth
His great grandfather was Addison the Adam’s Walker (currently
Winfield Robertson, the first Abstract Firm, Vice-president
postmaster of Addison, Texas. The serving as of Business
town was named after him. This county attorney Development and
area is now famously known as for many years. Chief of Staff of
Restaurant Row. His grandmother Magellan Health)
was Ada Robertson Walker. Her The couple was born - adding
brothers moved to the High Plains raised two boys, to the large
and farmed near the town south of James Garrett family.
Idalou called Robertson. (This area Walker (now an
is very difficult to locate today.) Actuary for Ball The three
Corporation) older students
Jim attended Baylor and majored and Steven graduated from
in Government. As a student, Wade Walker Morton High
he worked to help pay for his (a CPA for an School and
college expenses as he also served international banking firm). In 1976, went on to Texas Tech University.
in Baylor’s student government. Jim’s wife died. At that time, the In 1984, the family moved to
He was in Pi Sigma Alpha - law, family and friends became his Levelland, where Jim became the
government honorary fraternity full-time life. District Judge of the 286th District.

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