Judges

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first State of the Judiciary address since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the high court's top role.

Dallas County prosecutor Jennifer Balido will have to run for election once her term expires in 2026. She's now the only Republican state district judge in Dallas County.

Abbott originally appointed Blacklock to the high court as the Place 2 justice in 2018. Abbott's general counsel James Sullivan will replace Blacklock as a new justice.

Chief Justice Nathan Hecht leaves a legacy of legal wisdom, low-income litigant advocacy and a blueprint for judicial conservatism in the wake of his mandatory retirement.

Senior District Judge Deborah Oakes Evans recused herself after a challenge to her impartiality over longtime relationships with case prosecutors and judges.

Tina Clinton says additional mail-in and provisional ballots led to her victory over Republican Matthew Kolodoski in a tight race for a Fifth Court of Appeals seat.

Effective Nov. 15, all federal lawsuits against X must be filed in the Northern District of Texas, where a judge owns Tesla stock and has heard several lawsuits involving Elon Musk.

Election night marked a major ideological shift in 14 Texas appeals courts whose elections usually get little fanfare.

The Fifth Court of Appeals gets civil and criminal appeals from Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. Here are the new judges on the bench.

With the help of some North Texas billionaires, the Judicial Fairness PAC is targeting voters by pinning the blame for Dallas' crime rates on the city's Democratic judges.

After 13 years, the state said Judge Janis Jack should be removed from overseeing its foster care system because she isn't 'impartial.'

Bank lobby groups filed their lawsuit against a federal regulatory board in Texas’ Northern District. The judge told them the case had no relevance there.