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 coming transformation of the court ...

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 ...

Recently retired Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht has been named the 2025 Texan of the Year. The Texas Legislative Conference will honor Hecht, the state’s longest serving Supreme ...

Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, who was the longest-serving justice in the court's history. Blacklocks seat on the court is being filled by current general counsel to the governor, James Sullivan.

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.

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 succeeds Nathan Hecht, the state’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice, as leader of the state’s highest civil court. Hecht, 75, retired last month because of constitutional age ...