Elsa Alcala's guest appearances

Elsa Alcala

Behind the Walls

Steve Riley

Emily Bazelon

Angela Blanchard

Patrick Murphy

Larry Swearingen

Pam Colloff

OwlTail

In her seven years on the state's highest criminal court, ex-Judge Elsa Alcala became best known as the voice questioning capital punishment, even in the state most enamored of it. In this "Behind the Walls" interview, the recently retired judge - who left the bench just over a week ago - asks whether it's time for a death penalty moratorium in the Lone Star State. The former jurist also questions the direction of today's Republican Party, talks about the high-profile Bobby Moore case, and offers a look into her childhood as an orphan raised by her older siblings. Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&amp;origin=newsroom&amp;ipid=podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In her seven years on the state's highest criminal court, ex-Judge Elsa Alcala became best known as the voice questioning capital punishment, even in the state most enamored of it. In this "Behind the Walls" interview, the recently retired judge - who left the bench just over a week ago - asks whether it's time for a death penalty moratorium in the Lone Star State. The former jurist also questions the direction of today's Republican Party, talks about the high-profile Bobby Moore case, and offers a look into her childhood as an orphan raised by her older siblings. <a href="https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&amp;origin=newsroom&amp;ipid=podcast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&amp;origin=newsroom&amp;ipid=podcast</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

 Judge Elsa Alcala: The death penalty in Texas and sticking with the GOP ... it’s complicated