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Resigned to become White House counsel to President George W. Bush.) Wallace B. Jefferson (April 18, 2001 to September 20, 2004. Appointed chief justice in September 2004.) David M. Medina (November 10, 2004 to December 31, 2012) John P. Devine (January 2013 to present. Term ends December 31, 2024.)
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.
Among the current members of the court, Clarence Thomas's tenure of 12,128 days (33 years, 74 days) [B] is the longest, while Ketanji Brown Jackson's 920 days (2 years, 189 days) [B] is the shortest. The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office.
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.
Based in the Democratic stronghold of El Paso, the court hears cases from 17 counties in far west Texas. In the 3rd Court of Appeals, four Democrat justices were elected. In one race, one ...
Chief justices of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court (4 P) Pages in category "Chief justices of the Texas Supreme Court" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Sources say Roberson’s team has filed a writ with the Texas Supreme Court– this now looks to be their last hope of staying the execution. As of 8:30 p.m., more than two hours after he was ...
The Supreme Court's decision late Thursday came after days of legal wrangling and a furious effort by a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers to stop Roberson's execution for the death of his 2-year ...