Nathan Lincoln Hecht (born August 15, 1949) is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2013 until his mandatory retirement December 31, 2024. A Republican from Dallas, Hecht was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1988 and was reelected to six-year terms in 1994, 2000 and 2006. He secured his ...

2024年12月20日 · 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 and record-breaking career on the state’s highest civil court.

2024年12月23日 · 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 coming transformation of the court,...

2024年12月26日 · Hecht is the longest tenured Supreme Court justice in Texas history. He won six reelections and led the court as chief justice for more than a decade. He heard more than 2,700 oral arguments, authored 7,000 pages of opinions, and retires now not because he’s had enough, but because state law requires him to.

2024年12月26日 · At 75 years old, Hecht is retiring from the top post on the Texas Supreme Court, as required by state law. And he’s made history of his own: His 35 years on the high court makes Hecht the...

Nathan L. Hecht was the 27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. He was elected to the Court seven times, first in 1988 as a Justice and then in 2014 and 2020 as Chief Justice. Chief Justice Hecht retired from the Court effective December 31, 2024.

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2023年11月10日 · 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 decade as they turn...

2024年12月31日 · Chief Justice Nathan Hecht's retirement on Tuesday concludes a remarkable 43-year tenure in Texas courts, during which he transformed from a conservative dissenter to the leader of one of the country's most influential state supreme courts.

Nathan L. Hecht was elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 1988 and was re-elected in 1994, 2000, 2006, and 2012. He is the senior Texas appellate judge in active service and was appointed Chief Justice in 2013.