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The Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency cases, which are categorized as civil under the Texas Family Code) in the U.S. state of Texas. A different court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals , is the court of last resort in criminal matters.
The other justices up for reelection, ... Devine and Walker are seeking a coveted GOP nomination for the all-Republican nine-member Supreme Court, which is Texas' highest avenue for civil cases.
Blacklock ran successfully for re-election in 2024. Once again, he was not challenged in the primary. In the general election, he defeated DeSean Jones, a district court judge in Harris County, with 58.3% of the statewide votes. [9] Blacklock’s 16.6% margin was the highest margin for a Texas Supreme Court candidate since 2014.
More: Texas Supreme Court justice seeking reelection under fire for absenteeism, ethics concerns During the early voting period, which ended Friday, Republicans outvoted Democrats by more than a 2 ...
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:
The Texas Supreme Court is the state’s highest court, or court of last resort, for civil matters in the state. It is made up of nine justices who serve in six-year terms, and three of the court ...
In 2021, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued an 8–1 decision, holding that the Texas Attorney General does not have unilateral authority to prosecute election code violations. [25] All three incumbent Judges up for re-election were part of the majority decision.
The Texas Supreme Court is the state’s highest court, or court of last resort, for civil matters in the state. It is made up of nine justices who serve in six-year terms, and three of the court ...