Jimmy Blacklock's Biography
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (TX) - Place 1, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (TX) - Place 1
Contact Information
Post Office Box 1588
Austin, TX 78767
Office
201 West 14th Street, Room 104
Austin, TX 78701
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 12248
Austin, TX 78711
Full Name:
Jimmy Blacklock
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 3 Children
Birth Place:
Houston, TX
Home City:
Austin, TX
Religion:
Christian
Juris Doctor, Law, Yale University, 2002-2005
Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Texas at Austin, 1998-2002
Chief Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District Place 1, 2025-present
Candidate, Chief Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District Place 1, 2026
Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, Place 2, 2018-2025
Candidate, Texas State Supreme Court, Place 2, 2018, 2024
Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott, Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, Place 2, 2018
No caucus information on file.
General Counsel, Governor of Texas, 2015-2018
Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel, Texas Attorney General, 2012-2015
Special Assistant and Senior Counsel, Texas Attorney General, 2010-2012
Assistant Solicitor General, Texas Attorney General, 2009-2010
Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 2008-2009
Attorney, Vinson and Elkins, 2006-2009
Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Judge Jerry E. Smith, 2005-2006
Member, All Saints Presbyterian Church, present
Former Member, Federalist Society
Former President, Yale Law Republicans