Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht laughs during a question and answer session after hearing two civil cases at the University of Houston Law Center on Oct. 29, 2024.

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court addresses the Legislature biannually on behalf of the judicial branch. Blacklock reported that Texas’ judiciary was in good shape, but he nonetheless ...

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.

Nathan Hecht left office Tuesday as the longest serving Texas Supreme Court jurist in the court's history. Hecht served on the court for 35 years, the last 11 years as chief justice. Hecht heard ...

One survey of 457 human trafficking survivors in the U.S. found that 22% had interacted with juvenile justice. In a different survey of those who experienced sex trafficking as a youth, 52% of the ...

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 ...