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 ...

During his most recent campaign for re-election, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht in 2020 was asked by this editorial board to name the highlights of his civic accomplishments to date.

Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. He replaces Nathan Hecht, the court’s longest serving justice, who stepped down at the end of December due to the ...

Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on ...

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 ...

Justice Jimmy Blacklock has been appointed the newest chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, who was the longest-serving justice in the court's history.

Blacklock will replace Nathan Hecht, the state court’s ... to take the seat vacated by Blacklock’s promotion. “The Supreme Court of Texas plays a crucial role to shape the future of our ...