Gov. Greg Abbott named Jimmy Blacklock as chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court following the retirement of Nathan Hecht.
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. Sullivan is taking a seat on the bench and Jimmy Blacklock , who has been on the court since 2018 and previously worked as Abbott's general counsel, will replace Hecht.
Texas judges must retire at age 75. Voters could give them four more years on the bench Hecht, who reached the state's mandatory retirement age of 75 in August, was the state’s longest-serving justice on the high court with a more than 35-year tenure. 'I am grateful for his dedication to the rule of law and his service to our great state,” Abbott said in a statement.
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