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Texas Judicial Branch, Justice Jimmy Blacklock

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As the Governor’s top lawyer, handled important cases on religious liberty, property rights, election integrity, and federalism.

As a general counsel, handled important cases on religious liberty, property rights, election integrity, and federalism.

As a Supreme Court Justice, he has authored over 100 opinions.

As a Supreme Court Justice, has authored over 100 opinions.

- As a general counsel, handled important cases on religious liberty, property rights, election integrity, and federalism.
- As a Supreme Court Justice, has authored over 100 opinions.

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As of May 3, 2025, Jimmy Blacklock’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes judges should apply the law and the Constitution's original meaning, without personal bias.

Promises to apply the law "fairly and equally to every party who comes before the Court."

- Believes judges should apply the law and the Constitution's original meaning, without personal bias.
- Promises to apply the law "fairly and equally to every party who comes before the Court."

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As an attorney, worked on criminal and personal injury cases.

- As an attorney, worked on criminal and personal injury cases.

Promises to ensure "just treatment and fairness is applied to every person that enters the courtroom."

- Promises to ensure "just treatment and fairness is applied to every person that enters the courtroom."

Believes fairness, impartiality, and diversity of experience and perspective are essential to ensure the law is applied with meaningful equity.

- Believes fairness, impartiality, and diversity of experience and perspective are essential to ensure the law is applied with meaningful equity.

As of May 3, 2025, Dasean Jones’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- The Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters including juvenile delinquency cases.
- The Texas Supreme Court is made up of nine justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limits.
- Decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and a justice writes the majority opinion.
- The Texas Supreme Court is the only state supreme court in the United States in which refusing to hear a lower courts’ cases implies approval of courts’ decision, thus rendering it precedent.
- Justices must be at least 35 years old, a citizen of Texas, licensed to practice law in Texas and must have practiced law (or have been a lawyer and a judge of a court of record together) for at least ten years
- Depending on length of office, justices are paid a salary of between $168,000 and $201,600