List of justices of the Texas Supreme Court


This is a list of the judges of the Texas Supreme Court.

Justices of the Republic of Texas, 1836–1845

The Constitution of the Republic of Texas provided for a Supreme Court to consist of a Chief Justice and Associate Justices. The Associate Justices were the Judges of the eight district courts of Texas. The District Judges, whose first session was January 13, 1840, served with the Chief Justice as Associate Justices from January 13, 1840 to December 29, 1845, when Texas was admitted into the United States:

Succession of seats

Justices 1845 to 1876

Under the Constitutions of 1845 and 1861

Chief Justices

Associate Justices

Under the Constitution of 1866 (1866 to 1870)

Removed by U.S. military authorities in 1867:
Appointed by U.S. military authorities to replace them:

Under the Constitution of 1868 (1870 to 1876)

Three Justices from July 5, 1870 to January 29, 1874
Five Justices from January 29, 1874 to April 18, 1876

Justices under the Constitution of 1876 (1876 to present)

Justices 1876 to 1945

Chief Justices

Associate Justices

Justices from 1945

Chief Justice, Place 1

Justices, Place 2

Justices, Place 3

Justices, Place 4

Justices, Place 5

Justices, Place 6

Justices, Place 7

Justices, Place 8

Justices, Place 9