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The Chief Justice of Texas presides at the Texas Supreme Court, which is the top appellate court for civil matters in the Texas court system. The chief justice (and all the justices) are elected statewide in partisan elections. The term of the chief justice is six years. The position was created in the Texas Constitution of 1876.
Chief justices of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court (4 P) Pages in category "Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Texas" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
The associate justices were the judges of the eight district courts of Texas. The district judges, whose first session was January 13, 1840, served with the chief justice as associate justices from January 13, 1840 to December 29, 1845, when Texas was admitted into the United States:
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The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal appellate court. Its members are commonly called justices. The following table lists annual salary increases for the justices from 1789 to present.
The Texas Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limit. The Texas Supreme Court was established in 1846 to replace the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. It meets in downtown Austin, Texas in an office building near the Texas State Capitol.
Of Texas’ 15 appellate courts, each has a chief justice and between 3 and 13 justices that rule on cases; 83 justices serve statewide overall. Republicans swept races in five courts
In 2023, the annual salary for an associate Supreme Court justice like Sandra Day O'Connor is $285,400. Meanwhile, the current Chief Justice John Roberts makes $298,500.