Retiring Justice Nathan Hecht reshaped the Texas Supreme Court into conservative bench
Hecht is the longest-tenured Supreme Court justice in Texas history. He won six reelections and led the court as chief ...
Gov. Abbott elevates Blacklock to chief justice, appoints new member to Texas Supreme Court
Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on ...
Nathan Hecht: Texas' Longest Serving Justice Retires
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht released three written opinions on his last day in office, retiring Tuesday as the longest serving ...
2 Judges: Meet the New Chief Justice and the GC Who Just Rose to the Bench
James P. Sullivan, the governor's general counsel, will move to the court to fill Blacklock's former seat. Blacklock won ...
Greg Abbott appoints new chief justice to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of the governor, to serve as the chief justice ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott appoints Justice Jimmy Blacklock as next Texas Supreme Court chief justice
Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Abbott's general counsel James ...
Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general ...
Nathan Hecht, the longest-serving Texas Supreme Court chief justice, retires
The longest-serving chief justice in the Supreme Court of Texas is retiring on New Year's Eve. Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, ...
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Retiring Justice Nathan Hecht reshaped the Texas Supreme Court into conservative bench
When Nathan Hecht ran for the Texas Supreme Court in 1988, no Republican had ever been elected to the state’s highest civil court. His election foreshadowed a transformation of the court ...