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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.
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
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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 term of the justice Huddle replaced expired at the end of 2012, so she chose to stand for election in November 2012 to a new six-year term. She won her election with 53.4% of the vote. [ 15 ] Huddle left the court in June 2017 (before her term would have expired in 2018) and returned to private practice at Baker Botts.
Pages in category "Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Texas" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
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.