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Jimmy Blacklock

Jimmy Blacklock

R · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

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Supreme Court, Chief JusticeTexas · 2026
Top priorities
  • Applying the Constitution and law as written rather than 'legislating from the bench'

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Jimmy Blacklock is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, appointed to the court in 2018 and named the 28th Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as General Counsel to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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