Texas Lawmakers Warn Court on Paralegal Services 'Grave Mistake'
Weeks before the Texas Supreme Court paused a plan—championed by then Chief Justice Nathan Hecht—to let paralegals practice ...
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New Texas Supreme Court chief justice calls for judicial raises, changes to bail laws
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock embraced constitutional originalism, a judicial philosophy tied to conservatism, in addressing ...
Texas Supreme Court Head’s legislative priorities include raising judge pay 30%
Texas Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock has called for a 30% across-the-board pay raise for judges, increased judicial ...
Texas chief justice seeks action on family separations, bail reform, raises for judges
Jimmy Blacklock, chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, provided lawmakers with a wish list for action in his first State ...
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New Texas Supreme Court chief justice calls for judicial raises, changes to bail laws
Abbott appointed him chief justice in January to replace Nathan Hecht, who stepped down due to the mandatory judicial retirement age. Hecht was the longest serving Supreme Court justice in Texas ...
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Supreme Court of Texas chief justice highlights judge pay raises, bail reform in capitol speech
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first ...
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A quirky TxDOT code from 2006 would speed up ferry travel. Why won’t officials honor it?
It's not uncommon for state laws and regulations to be passed but then go unused, said Nathan Hecht, former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. “The codes get passed and then drop out of ...