Blacklock replaces Nathan Hecht, the longest serving justice on the high court. Gov. Greg Abbott also appointed his general ...

Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Abbott's general counsel James ...

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas Supreme Court Justice Jimmy Blacklock to be the court’s chief justice and named ...

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

James P. Sullivan, the governor's general counsel, will move to the court to fill Blacklock's former seat. Blacklock won ...