James P. Sullivan
What this job does: One of nine justices on the Texas Supreme Court, the state's highest court for civil cases (not criminal ones). It has the final word on what state civil law means and also writes the rules for lawyers and courts. A term is six years; the Place 2 winner serves the rest of an unfinished term.
- Current office
- Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 2 (since January 2025)
- Occupation
- Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
Background
- B.A. from Rice University; J.D. from Harvard Law School. source: ballotpedia.org
- Law clerk to Judge Thomas B. Griffith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. source: ksat.com
- Assistant solicitor general of Texas; later deputy general counsel and general counsel (2021 to 2025) to Gov. Greg Abbott. source: ballotpedia.org
- Appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas on January 6, 2025. source: ballotpedia.org
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- 'Bold, relentless, conservative judging' source: ksat.com
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