1. Nathan Lincoln Hecht was born on August 15,1949 and is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2013 until his mandatory retirement December 31,2024.
17 Facts About Nathan Hecht
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Nathan Hecht secured his fifth six-year term on November 6,2012.
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Nathan Hecht 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.
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Chief Justice Nathan Hecht was born in Clovis, New Mexico to a farming family, and graduated from Clovis public schools.
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Nathan Hecht was a law clerk to Judge Roger Robb of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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Nathan Hecht served as a lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve.
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Nathan Hecht began his judicial service on the 95th District Court of Dallas County, to which he was appointed by Governor Bill Clements, on September 1,1981, elected in 1982, and re-elected in 1984.
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Nathan Hecht gave 120 interviews in support of the eventually-unsuccessful nomination.
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The New York Times has reported that, on the day of Miers' nomination, Nathan Hecht participated in a conference call with the Arlington Group, a coalition of Christian conservatives, assuring them of her pro-life views.
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In May 2006, Nathan Hecht was admonished by the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct for "an improper use of his office and position to promote Miers's private interest" during the nomination; a three-judge panel exonerated Nathan Hecht of the charge after he appealed the decision.
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In March 2007, Nathan Hecht said that he had asked then Texas State Representative Tony Goolsby to propose a bill that would make the state reimburse his $340,000 legal fees acquired from the case before the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
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Nathan Hecht filed an appeal of the decision in Travis County District Court, which removed the fine.
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Nathan Hecht is a member of the American Law Institute, a member of the Texas Philosophical Society, and a fellow of the Texas and American Bar Foundations.
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Musically talented, Nathan Hecht has played the organ for his non-denominational Christian church.
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Nathan Hecht lost his own county of Dallas, in which he polled 273,105 votes, compared to Petty's 382,140.
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Nathan Hecht, backed by US Senator Ted Cruz, easily won re-nomination as chief justice in the Republican primary election held on March 4,2014.
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Nathan Hecht polled 707,692 ; his challenger, former State Representative Robert Talton of Pasadena in Harris County, received 462,273 votes.