Bert Richardson

Background

His father was a fighter pilot, and Richardson spent part of his earlier life abroad in Argentina and in several places in Europe.

Education

He graduated from Judson High School in Converse in Bexar County. He has a son, Cory Sean Richardson (born 1988), who attended Texas Technical University in Lubbock.

Career

A native and resident of San Antonio, Texas, Richardson was reared in a military family. He received his bachelor"s degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and his legal degree from Saint Mary"s University School of Law in San Antonio, dates of study unavailable. A former competitive runner, Richardson is also heavily involved in his avocation of photography.

Richardson began his legal career with the Bexar County district attorney"s office in 1988.

In 1998, he joined the staff of the United States attorney in San Antonio. In 1999, Governor George West. Bush appointed Richardson, a Republican, to a newly-created state judgeship numbered 379.

He remained on the bench uncontested until his defeate in the 2008 general election by a Democrat, Ron Rangel, 263,857 (538 percent) to 227,015 (463 percent). Richardson has been a special state judge on call.

He was scheduled to hear the 2014 indictment of Governor Rick Perry for abuse of official capacity by the Travis County District Attorney"s office.

After his election to the Court of Criminal Appeals, Richardson refused to throw out the case against the governor on a technicality, as Perry"s attorney had sought. Richardson has not yet ruled on constitutional objections raised by the Perry lawyers.It is unclear if Richardson will leave the Perry case after he assumes his seat on the Court of Criminal Appeals. In the Republican primary for the Court of Criminal Appeals on March 4, 2014, Richardson defeated Judge Barbara Walther, the first woman and the first Republican to serve on the 51st Texas District Court in San Angelo.

Elected to the Court of Criminal Appeals with Richardson are Kevin Patrick Yeary, also of San Antonio and David Newell of Houston.

The terms of all three judges expire on December 31, 2020.

Connections

opponent:

Democrat, John Granberg