Nathan Hecht
| Nathan Hecht | |
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| Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office October 1, 2013 |
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| Appointed by | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Wallace B. Jefferson |
| Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court | |
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In office January 1, 1989 – October 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | William W. Kilgarin |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Brown |
| Judge of the 95th Judicial District in Dallas County | |
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In office 1981–1986 |
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| Judge of the Texas Court of Appeals for the 5th District | |
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In office 1987–1988 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Nathan Lincoln Hecht August 15, 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Single |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Yale University Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney; Judge |
| Religion | Non-denominational Christian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
Nathan Lincoln Hecht (born August 15, 1949) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. 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 fifth six-year term on November 6, 2012. He was appointed chief justice by Governor Rick Perry on September 10, 2013, and was sworn in by retiring Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson on October 1, 2013.
Chief Justice Hecht earned his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University with honors in Philosophy and graduated thereafter cum laude from the Southern Methodist University School of Law. He was a law clerk to Judge Roger Robb of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He practiced law in the area of general litigation with the Dallas firm of Locke Purnell Boren Laney & Neely, and was a shareholder in that firm prior to his appointment to the bench.
While on the District Court, Chief Justice Hecht was the local administrative judge, presiding over all county and district judges in Dallas County and representing them before other branches of government.
He began his judicial service on the 95th District Court of Dallas County, to which he was appointed by Governor Bill Clements, on September 1, 1981, elected in 1982, and re-elected in 1984. In 1986, he was elected to the Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas, where he served until his election to the Supreme Court. Throughout his tenure on the Supreme Court, Hecht has been designated to oversee all changes in state court rules.
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