Walters was the founder and president of the
Eugene law firm of Walters, Chanti & Zennache. She served as a delegate to the
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and as a member of the
American Law Institute. She represented disabled golfer
Casey Martin in his lawsuit against the
PGA Tour to allow Martin to use a golf cart during tournaments. She was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court as a justice by Governor
Ted Kulongoski and was sworn into office on October 9, 2006, to replace Justice
R. William Riggs who had retired. Walters was the first female justice on the court since 2003 when
Susan M. Leeson left the court. In 2007, Walters was elected as the president of the
Uniform Law Commission, becoming that organization's first female president. In June 2018, Walters was elected as
chief justice of Oregon by her colleagues on the
Supreme Court, and replaced
Thomas A. Balmer in that role effective July 1, 2018. In October 2022, Walters announced her retirement effective December 31, 2022. == Personal life ==