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Jimmy Blacklock
Jimmy Blacklock, Republican, is on the November 3 ballot for Chief Justice, Supreme Court. An official page says this person holds that office now.
- Running for
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court
- Party
- Republican
- Holds this office now
- Incumbent
- On the ballot
- On the state list: 2026 ballot certification
From official pages
Jimmy Blacklock, Republican, is certified for chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. The court says he became the 28th chief justice in January 2025 by appointment of Governor Greg Abbott, after first joining the court in 2018. That page says he previously served as general counsel to the governor.
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- Campaign websitejimmyblacklock.com
- Facebookjimmyblacklockcampaign
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Jimmy Blacklock has been chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court since January 2025, after Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the court in January 2018, according to The Texas Tribune.1 He served as Abbott's general counsel from 2015 to 2018, worked under Abbott at the Texas Attorney General's Office from 2009 to 2015, and clerked for Judge Jerry Smith on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tribune reports.1 He is a graduate of Yale Law School.1
According to the Tribune, Blacklock touts his strict adherence to the plain text of the Constitution, a judicial philosophy known as "originalism."1
Prior races
Earlier vote totals from the linked reports, newest first. The page does not say who won unless the report does.
| Year | Race | Election | Votes in the report | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 | 2018 generalParty: Republican |
| State canvass elchist331 |
| 2018 | Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 | 2018 Republican primary |
| State canvass elchist325 |
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