Nathan Hecht
American judge (born 1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 into that position by retiring Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson on October 1, 2013.[1]
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Nathan Hecht | |
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas | |
Assumed office October 1, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Rick Perry |
Preceded by | Wallace B. Jefferson |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas | |
In office January 1, 1989 – October 1, 2013 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clements |
Preceded by | William Kilgarin |
Succeeded by | Jeff Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Nathan Lincoln Hecht (1949-08-15) August 15, 1949 (age 74) Clovis, New Mexico, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | |
Education | Yale University (BA) Southern Methodist University (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | United States Navy Reserve |
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