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Kyle Hawkins
Kyle Hawkins, Republican, is on the November 3 ballot for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7. An official page says this person holds that office now.
- Running for
- Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
- Party
- Republican
- Holds this office now
- Incumbent
- On the ballot
- On the state list: 2026 ballot certification
From official pages
Kyle Hawkins, Republican, is certified for Supreme Court justice, Place 7. The Supreme Court says Justice Kyle D. Hawkins was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in October 2025. That page says he previously served as Texas solicitor general and as counselor to the U.S. solicitor general.
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Kyle Hawkins is the newest Texas Supreme Court justice, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in October 2025, according to The Texas Tribune.1 He served as Texas solicitor general from 2018 to 2021, practiced law at Lehotsky Keller and Gibson Dunn, and was a law clerk to Judge Edith Jones on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Samuel Alito on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Tribune reports.1
His campaign website quotes him saying the court's work "demands humility, diligence, and a commitment to applying the law as written."2
Others in this race
- Kristen HawkinsDemocratic