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.

In his first-ever State of the Judiciary address to the Texas Legislature Wednesday, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock called it “absolutely essential” that lawmakers raise the base pay for state ...

Jimmy Blacklock, then general counsel in Gov. Greg Abbott's office, was the governor's choice to fill a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court in 2018. Blacklock is now the court's chief justice.

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock to the role on Monday, succeeding Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, the state’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice. Blacklock, a Houston ...

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas Supreme Court Place 2 Justice Jimmy Blacklock to chief justice. Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, who retired as chief justice Dec. 31. Replacing Blacklock's Place ...

The Texas Supreme Court is the highest appellate court for civil cases in the state. Justice Jimmy Blacklock of Place 2 is running for re-election against state District Judge DaSean Jones ...

Languages: English. Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock told the Texas Senate Committee on Finance that qualified judge candidates in the state are choosing to go into the private sector and other ...

Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of Gov. Greg Abbott, has been named the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. He replaces Nathan Hecht, the court’s longest serving justice ...

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 on Monday promoted Justice Jimmy Blacklock to chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court and appointed his legal adviser James Sullivan to fill an open spot on the all-Republican bench.

Gov. Greg Abbott elevated Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock to chief justice on Jan. 6, 2024. Abbott then appointed his general counsel James Sullivan to the Supreme Court. (Douglas ...