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Gov. Abbott elevates Blacklock to chief justice, appoints new member to Texas Supreme Court
Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on the bench.
Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed his former general counsel and current Texas Supreme Court Justice, Jimmy Blacklock as the next chief justice of the court.
Gov. Greg Abbott names new chief justice to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock to be the court’s chief justice and named James Sullivan as a justice Monday. Blacklock succeeds Nathan Hecht, the state’s longest-serving Supreme Court justice,
Gov. Greg Abbott promotes former legal staff to new roles on Texas Supreme Court
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.
Governor Abbott Appoints Jimmy Blacklock as Chief Justice, James P. Sullivan as Justice to Reshape Texas Supreme Court
Governor Abbott appoints Jimmy Blacklock as Chief Justice and James P. Sullivan as Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Greg Abbott appoints new chief justice to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock, a conservative ally of the governor, to serve as the chief justice on the Texas Supreme Court.
Gov. Abbott appoints Justice Jimmy Blacklock as Texas Supreme Court chief justice
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock as the new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, succeeding Nathan Hecht.
Gov. Greg Abbott appoints Justice Jimmy Blacklock as next Texas Supreme Court chief justice
Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Abbott's general counsel James Sullivan will replace Blacklock as a new justice.
Abbott appoints new chief justice to Supreme Court of Texas
Abbott appointed Justice Jimmy Blacklock to serve as chief justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, the governor's office announced Monday.
2 Judges: Meet the New Chief Justice and the GC Who Just Rose to the Bench
James P. Sullivan, the governor's general counsel, will move to the court to fill Blacklock's former seat. Blacklock won ...
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SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
Southern Methodist University in Dallas tried to declare its independence after the church voted to ban gay weddings and ...
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. He replaces Nathan Hecht, the court’s longest serving justice, who ...