Nathan Hecht

Nathan Hecht
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Assumed office
October 1, 2013
Appointed byRick Perry
Preceded byWallace B. Jefferson
Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
In office
January 1, 1989 – October 1, 2013
Appointed byBill Clements
Preceded byWilliam Kilgarin
Succeeded byJeff Brown
Personal details
Born
Nathan Lincoln Hecht

(1949-08-15) August 15, 1949 (age 75)
Clovis, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 2022)
EducationYale University (BA)
Southern Methodist University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
RankLieutenant
UnitUnited States Navy Reserve

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]

  1. ^ "Longtime Justice Nathan Hecht tapped to head Texas Supreme Court | Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2013-09-13.