Kyle Hawkins
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 7 (since October 2025)
- Occupation
- Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
Background
- Law clerk to Judge Edith Jones (Fifth Circuit) and Justice Samuel Alito (U.S. Supreme Court). source: ksat.com
- Texas assistant solicitor general (2017 to 2018) and solicitor general (2018 to 2021). source: ksat.com
- Private practice at Lehotsky Keller and Gibson Dunn. source: ksat.com
- Appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas on October 24, 2025, replacing Jeffrey S. Boyd. source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- 'Applying the law as written' source: justicekylehawkins.com
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