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 ...

As Wallace Jefferson prepared to end his historic 12-year run on the Texas Supreme Court in 2013 — as the court’s first Black justice and later chief justice — he gave a farewell speech in ...

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

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.

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 ...

TEXAS, USA — 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 ...