Dec 20, 2024 · AUSTIN — Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht, the 27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, will retire from the Court on December 31, 2024, concluding his distinguished …

Dec 23, 2024 · Chief Justice Nathan Hecht delivers his State of the Judiciary speech at the Texas Supreme Court in Austin on April 5, 2023. Leila Saidane/The Texas Tribune. Over 35 years, …

Dec 26, 2024 · Chief Justice Nathan Hecht leaves a legacy of legal wisdom, low-income litigant advocacy and a blueprint for judicial conservatism in the wake of his mandatory retirement.

Dec 31, 2024 · Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, the 27th chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, will retire from the court on Dec. 31, the court announced. He is the longest-serving member of …

Jan 1, 2025 · According to the Austin American-Statesman, Hecht's retirement marks the end of a remarkable 43-year judicial career that saw him transform from a dissenting conservative …

Dec 26, 2024 · Hecht’s departure leaves a vacancy that Gov. Greg Abbott, a former justice himself, will get to fill. He may elevate a current justice or appoint someone new directly to the …

When Nathan Hecht ran for the Texas Supreme Court in 1988, no Republican had ever been elected to the state’s highest civil court. His election foreshadowed a transformation of the …

Dec 10, 2024 · Ahead of his retirement in December 2024, Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht heard the final three oral arguments of his 36-year tenure on the state’s …

Dec 26, 2024 · Recently retired Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Nathan Hecht talks with NBC 5’s Phil Prazan about how things changed during his three decades on the court.

Nov 10, 2023 · The rejection of Proposition 13 means Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht will have to step down next year. More than 100 others could do the same over the next …