Jack Pope
Jack Pope was the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court from November 29, 1982, to January 4, 1985.[1] He died on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at the age of 103.[2]
Education
Pope graduated from Abilene Christian University in 1934 and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1937.[2]
Career
Before his election to the Texas Supreme Court, Pope served as a district judge in Nueces County, Texas, and on the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals. He was elected to the supreme court in 1964 and appointed chief justice in 1982.[2]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
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