Republican · Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
Jimmy Blacklock
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Record verified Sept. 24, 2026 · Corrections welcome
Jimmy Blacklock is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas in the November 3, 2026 general election. Chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. The office leads the state's highest court for civil and juvenile cases and oversees the judicial branch.
Jimmy Blacklock’s sourced public-service history includes Justice, Place 2 in Supreme Court of Texas from 2018 to 2025; Chief Justice in Supreme Court of Texas from 2025 to the present. His earlier work as the governor's general counsel was a staff role, not a public office, and is not counted.
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Coverage
Credible reporting and clearly labeled analysis, opinion, interviews, and guides.
Record partial · Reviewed September 24, 2026
Photo: Candidate or public-record portrait via TexasJudges.org
Judicial record at a glance
- Judicial experience
- Supreme Court since 2018
- Legal / government background
- Abbott counsel · AG · DOJ
- Judicial philosophy
- Originalist · plain-text approach
- Campaign finance
- $565,473 cash on hand
- Hometown / home base
- Austin
- Rights / notable record
- Rejected Abbott quorum-removal bid
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock · PRIMARY · reviewed September 24, 2026
Texas Supreme Court 2026 primary guide · REPORTED · reviewed September 24, 2026
Texas Supreme Court 2026 primary guide · REPORTED · reviewed September 24, 2026
Texas Supreme Court 2026 primary guide · REPORTED · reviewed September 24, 2026
Texas judicial candidate comparison · REFERENCE · reviewed September 24, 2026
Texas Supreme Court rejects Abbott removal bid · REPORTED · reviewed September 24, 2026
Major donor context
TLR · V&E · Norton Rose PACs
Texas Supreme Court 2026 primary guide · REPORTED · reviewed September 24, 2026
Civil liberties
No public info found
Campaign-finance audit
Filing review and source trail
Partial review · checked September 24, 2026
The candidate’s available 2025–2026 TEC reports were reviewed through June 30, 2026. No explicitly identified pro-Israel PAC receipt was located; that finding does not establish a corporate-PAC-free campaign.
Source details
- Filing system
- TEC
- Review period
- 20250101 through 20260630
- Filing ID(s)
- 00082237
- Review scope
- Partial: PAC-name screening of the 2025–2026 Texas Ethics Commission reports through June 30, 2026 is done. Review of large individual donors and full PAC and independent-spending tracing is still outstanding.
How we checked
- Matched the candidate's Texas Ethics Commission filer ID and 2025–2026 reports in the September 24, 2026 bulk export.
- Screened contributor names for identified Israel-policy organizations; a plain word search was rejected because it matched donor surnames.
- Outstanding: list every PAC contributor, review individual donors giving $25,000 or more against independent advocacy sources, and trace independent spending.
PAC & IE receipts
Direct AIPAC, other pro-Israel PAC, IE support and IE opposition remain separate.
View receipts →Major donor context
No public info found
Israel-linked financial actions
No public info found
Muslim community engagement
We found no public record of an in-person engagement or organized policy work with a Muslim organization in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
Years in public office: 8 years
Justice, Place 2 · Supreme Court of Texas
2018-01-02 – 2025-01-06 · Justices, Place 2 (Supreme Court of Texas)
Chief Justice · Supreme Court of Texas
2025-01-06 – present · Chief Justice James D. Blacklock (Supreme Court of Texas)
His earlier work as the governor's general counsel was a staff role, not a public office, and is not counted.
Completed years of elected or appointed government service as of September 24, 2026, with overlapping terms counted once.
What to know
Certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Republican candidate.
Chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
We are reviewing opinions, briefs and professional records for this judicial race. We do not infer a judge's position from party affiliation.
Sources under review
- TexasJudges.org race index · REFERENCE
Evidence
Written OpinionsOpen
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Legal & Judicial HistoryOpen
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Constitutional & Religious-Liberty CasesOpen
No candidate-specific record was located for this category in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
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Criminal Justice & Due ProcessOpen
No candidate-specific record was located for this category in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
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Professional HistoryOpen
No candidate-specific record was located for this category in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
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Political Money & Israel-Policy Organizations
No public info found
Documented Public StatementsOpen
No candidate-specific record was located for this category in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.
How we checked
Ballot listing: 2026 General Election statewide sample ballot, Texas Secretary of State. Page last reviewed September 24, 2026. Return to the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas race overview. Methods & authorship. Corrections & updates.