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Nathan L. Hecht is the 27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. He has been elected to the Court seven times, first in 1988 as a Justice and then in 2014 and 2020 as Chief Justice. He is the longest-serving member of the Court in Texas history and the longest-tenured Texas judge in active service.

He has been elected to the Court seven times, first in 1988 as a Justice. He was appointed Chief Justice on September 10, 2013, to replace Chief Justice Jefferson. He took office on October 1, 2013, and was re-elected in 2014 and 2020. Chief Justice Hecht's current term ends December 31, 2026.

Justices by time in office RankJusticeLength in years and days 1 William O. Douglas 36 years, 209 days 2 Stephen Johnson Field 34 years, 195 days 3 John Paul Stevens 34 years, 192 days 4 John Marshall ( CJ ) 34 years, 152 days69 more rows

Texas is unique in that it has two courts of last resort: the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which hears criminal appeals on questions of state law; and the Texas Supreme Court, which hears appeals of civil matters involving state law.

Cases from the Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and courts of appeals are searchable through the Texas Appeals Management and eFiling System (TAMES) Case Search. Files that are available online can be viewed for free. To access records that are not online, contact the specific court.

In counties having statutory county courts, the district courts generally have exclusive jurisdiction in civil cases where the amount in controversy is $200,000 or more, and concurrent jurisdiction with the statutory county courts in cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $500 but is less than $200,000.

He was appointed chief justice by Governor Rick Perry on September 10, 2013, and was sworn into that position by retiring Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson on October 1, 2013.

Supreme Court Justices JusticeJoined CourtPrevious Position Neil Gorsuch April 10, 2017 Tenth Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh October 6, 2018 D.C. Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett October 27, 2020 Seventh Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson June 30, 2022 D.C. Circuit Judge5 more rows