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Texas Supreme Court Justice Boyd vacancy (September 2025)

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Boyd vacancy
Date:
September 1, 2025
Status:
Seat vacant
Nomination
Nominee:
To be determined
Date:
To be determined
See also: Texas Supreme Court Justice Blacklock vacancy (January 2025)

Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey S. Boyd retired on September 1, 2025. Boyd's replacement will be Governor Abbott's (R) eighth nominee to the nine-member supreme court.

In Texas, state supreme court justices are elected in partisan elections. There are eight states that use this selection method. To read more about the partisan election of judges, click here.

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.[1]

Ballotpedia has compiled the following resources on the process to fill the Texas Supreme Court vacancy:


Appointee candidates and nominations

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The selection process

See also: Judicial selection in Texas

In Texas, state supreme court justices are elected in partisan elections. There are eight states that use this selection method. To read more about the partisan election of judges, click here.

Makeup of the court

See also: Texas Supreme Court

Justices

Following Boyd's retirement, the Texas Supreme Court included the following members:

Jimmy Blacklock Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in 2025
James Sullivan Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in 2025
Debra Lehrmann Appointed by Gov. Rick Perry (R) in 2010
John Devine Elected in 2012
Rebeca Huddle Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in 2020
Jane Bland Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in 2019
Brett Busby Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in 2019
Evan Young Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in 2021

About the court

Founded in 1836, the Texas Supreme Court is the state's court of last resort for civil matters and has nine judgeships. The current chief of the court is Jimmy Blacklock.

As of January 2025, all nine judges on the court identified with the Republican Party.

The Texas Supreme Court meets in Austin, Texas.[2]

In Texas, state supreme court justices are elected in partisan elections. There are eight states that use this selection method. To read more about the partisan election of judges, click here.

About Justice Boyd

See also: Jeffrey S. Boyd
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Education

Boyd earned an undergraduate degree in biblical studies, graduating cum laude, from Abilene Christian University in 1983.[3] He earned a J.D., graduating summa cum laude, from Pepperdine University in 1991.[4][5]

Career

Other state supreme court appointments in 2025

See also: State supreme court vacancies, 2025

The following table lists vacancies on state supreme courts that opened in 2025. Click the link under the Court column for a particular vacancy for more information on that vacancy.

Click here for vacancies that opened in 2024.

2025 State
Supreme Court Vacancies
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See also

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