Governor Names Nathan Hecht Next Texas Chief Justice

Supreme Court of Texas Senior Justice Nathan Hecht will be moving his office 50 feet down the hall in three weeks as he takes over as the state’s next chief justice.

Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday that Hecht, who has served on the state’s highest court for 25 years, authored more than 350 opinions and is scheduled to become the longest serving justice in Texas history in 2014, will replace Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, who announced last week that he is resigning effective Oct. 1.