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James Sullivan
Justice, Texas Supreme Court · Place 2
Background: Prior to his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court, Sullivan served as general counsel to Gov. Greg Abbott (R) from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as Assistant Solicitor General of Texas and Deputy General Counsel to the governor.
At a glance
- Court
- Texas Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Place 2
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) (January 6, 2025)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
- Appointment date
- January 6, 2025
- Took office
- January 6, 2025
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2026
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (special general election)
- Last election
- March 3, 2026
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Republican
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Not listed
- Education
- Bachelor's: Rice University
- Law: Harvard Law School
- Prior offices
- Not listed
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on James Sullivan’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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