sentences:  On November 2, 1926, Walton was elected District Attorney of New Mexico's Sixth Judicial District, he was reelected in 1928 and served until 1932.He continued the practice of law until 1934 when he retired from active pursuits.He had three children, Leona Walton Neblett (a talented concert violinist and violin teacher), Eda Lou Walton Mandell (a former member of the faculty of New York University, head of the English Department), and William B. Walton, Jr.