Kyle Hawkins, Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7

‹ Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7

Kyle Hawkins

RepublicanTitular

Candidato a Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7.

Antecedentes

Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in October 2025. Previously Texas solicitor general, counselor to the U.S. solicitor general, and an appellate partner at Gibson Dunn and Lehotsky Keller Cohn; clerked for Justice Samuel Alito and Judge Edith Jones.

Current role: Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7 (appointed October 2025)
Occupation: Judge
Prior offices: Texas Solicitor General (2018-2021); Counselor to the U.S. Solicitor General
Hometown: Lives in Austin

Ballotpedia

Qualifications

Current position

Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7

Years licensed

Not stated in available records.

Board certification

Not stated in available records.

Law school

Not stated in available records.

Prior judicial service

Justice, Supreme Court of Texas (2025-present)

Practice areas

Appellate litigation; Government law (Texas Solicitor General)

Bar association poll

State Bar of Texas 2026 Judicial Poll (conducted before March 2026 primaries; vote counts among all candidates then running): 1,203 of 3,582 votes (33.6%)

Dinero

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Respaldos

Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Civil Justice League