Nathan Hecht's Biography
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (TX) - Place 1, Republican
Contact Information
Office
Supreme Court of Texas
201 West 14th Street, Room 104
Austin, TX 78701
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 12248
Austin, TX 78711
Full Name:
Nathan L. Hecht
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
08/15/1949
BA, Philosophy, Yale University
JD, School of Law, Southern Methodist University
Candidate, Chief Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District 1, 2020
No caucus information on file.
Chief Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District 1, 2013-present
Former Shareholder/Attorney, General Business/Commercial Litigation, Locke Purnell Boren Laney and Neely
Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General Corps, United States Navy Reserve
Former Law Clerk, Judge Roger Robb, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
Former Adjunct Professor, School of Law, University of Texas
Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District 1, 1988-2013
Judge, Texas State Court of Appeals, District 5, District 5, 1986-1988
Judge, District Court, Dallas County, Texas, District 95, 1981-1986
Member, Advisory Board, Southern Methodist University Law Review
Member, American Bar Foundation
Member, American Law Institute
Member, Bar Foundation, Dallas
Member, Bar Foundation, Texas
Church Elder, Teacher, and Pianist, Cornerstone Christian Church
Member, Dallas Bar Foundation
Former President, National Conference of Chief Justices
Member, Philosophical Society, Texas
Member, Civil Rules Advisory Committee, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2006
Awards:
SMU School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award for Judicial Service
Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Distinguished Public Service Award