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.

James P. Sullivan, the governor's general counsel, will move to the court to fill Blacklock's former seat. Blacklock won reelection to the Place 2 seat in 2024, having first won it by election in 2018 ...

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, civil ...

Chief Justice Nathan Hecht listens as the Texas Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Senate Bill 14, a prohibition on gender affirming care for transgender minors, on Tuesday, Jan. 30 ...

Nathan Hecht, the senior justice at the time, would soon replace him. “I leave you in good hands. Unlike the rest of us, Nathan will be here forever,” Jefferson told a full courtroom that ...

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

Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, the 27th chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, will retire from the court on Dec. 31, the court announced. He is the longest-serving member of the court in Texas ...

Chief Justice Nathan Hecht has been named the 2025 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference, the renowned annual ...

As Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht Prepares to Retire, He Reflects on the Court He Helped Change When Nathan Hecht ran for the Texas Supreme Court in 1988, no Republican had ever been elected to ...

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 ...

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 ...