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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 the bench.
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, the 27th chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, will retire from the court on Dec.
Gov. Greg Abbott promotes former legal staff to new roles on Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed one of his office's former lawyers to the Texas Supreme Court and another to replace the court's Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, who retired last month. Abbott's general counsel James P.
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 justice for more than a decade.
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 on the Texas Supreme Court.
Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Gov. Greg Abbott names new chief justice to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock to be the court’s chief justice and named James Sullivan as a justice Monday. Blacklock succeeds Nathan Hecht, the state’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice,
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Nathan Hecht, Texas’ longest-serving Supreme Court justice, set to retire after 35 years
That's more than half my life — way over half my life,” Hecht told KERA News earlier this month. “So, I accept the will ...
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As Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht prepares to retire, he reflects on the Supreme Court he helped change
When Nathan Hecht ran for the Texas Supreme Court in 1988, no Republican had ever been elected to the state’s ...
To Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, farewell and many thanks
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court retires after admirably serving on the high court for more than three ...
Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht was a model of judicial integrity. Abbott's replacement should follow his lead | Editorial
Gov. Greg Abbott must replace Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht with a similarly reform-minded, experienced and ...