Former Beaumont state District Judge Layne Walker has won another ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit throwing out a civil case filed against him—this time by a lawyer and political rival who alleged she was banned from Walker’s courtroom hallway after campaigning against him.

The recent decision in Morrison v. Walker dismisses several tort claims filed against Walker by Port Arthur criminal defense attorney Stella Morrison.

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