Top law schools, prestigious judicial clerkships and Big-Law pedigree are commonalities among three Texas Supreme Court justices that Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed to fill vacancies in recent years.

Other similarities emerge in Justices Jimmy Blacklock, Brett Busby and Jane Bland’s conservative judicial philosophies and Republican political leanings, based on a review of the applications they submitted to the governor’s office to be considered for judicial appointments.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]