Supreme Court of Texas
Justice Party affiliation Place Age Date service began Originally Law school Term ends
Nathan Hecht Republican Chief Justice 70 January 1 , 1989 Elected Southern Methodist 2020
Jimmy Blacklock Republican 2 39 January 2 , 2018 Appointed Yale 2024
Debra Lehrmann Republican 3 63 June 21 , 2010 Appointed Texas 2022
John P. Devine Republican 4 61 January 1 , 2013 Elected South Texas 2024
Paul W. Green Republican 5 68 January 1 , 2005 Elected St. Mary 's 2022
Jane Bland Republican 6 55 September 4 , 2019 Appointed Texas 2020
Jeffrey S. Boyd Republican 7 58 December 3 , 2012 Appointed Pepperdine 2020
J. Brett Busby Republican 8 47 February 21 , 2019 Appointed Columbia 2020
Eva Guzman Republican 9 59 October 8 , 2009 Appointed South Texas 2022
Justices of the Court -- Current justices
The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) is the court of last resort for civil appeals (including juvenile delinquency cases, which are categorized as civil under the Texas Family Code) in the U.S. state of Texas. A different court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is the court of last resort in criminal cases. The Court has its seat at the Supreme Court Building on the State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas. Like the U.S. Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight associate justices. Unlike the SCOTUS, however, all nine positions are elective, with a maximum term of office of six years, rather than life tenure. All members typically belong to the same party because all are elected in statewide races, rather than by the electorates of smaller appellate districts, as are the justices on the intermediate appellate courts. Although there are fourteen such courts, the state is geographically divided into thirteen. Two districts (the 1st and the 14th) are coextensive. The First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals serve the same ten counties, sit in the same Downtown Houston Courthouse, and also share a single clerk. The Texas Supreme Court was established in 1846 to replace the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. It meets in Downtown Austin, Texas in an office building near the Texas State Capitol.