In Bexar County, civil cases don't stay with the same judge all the way through. Judge Christine Hortick thinks that wrong, ...

Blacklock is replacing retired Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, while Abbott's legal adviser James Sullivan takes the open spot on the bench.

The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.

Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a raise of $21,000 or 15%.

Gov. Greg Abbott swears in Jimmy Blacklock to the Texas Supreme Court in 2018. Blacklock had previously served as the governor’s general counsel, and is now Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week announced his appointment of Paul E. Mansur for Yoakum County Criminal District Attorney.

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, who was appointed leader of the state's top civil court earlier this month, appealed to the Senate Committee on Finance on Monday to boost pay for the more than 500 ...