James P. Sullivan (judge)
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James Patrick Sullivan | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Greg Abbott |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Blacklock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 4, 1981 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Rice University (BA) Harvard Law School (JD) |
James Patrick Sullivan (born May 4, 1981) is an American attorney and judge currently serving as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Early life
[edit]Sullivan was born near Houston, Texas. His family moved to Cuernavaca (unincorporated Travis County, just west of Austin, Texas), where he attended public school, graduating from Westlake High School in 1999. While attending Rice University (BA, 2003) he played football for the Owls, before attending Harvard Law School, eventually serving as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Career
[edit]Sullivan was a law clerk to Judge Thomas B. Griffith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, has served as an adjunct professor at George Mason University, and has been an appellate litigator in private practice.
Before being appointed SCOTX justice, Sullivan served the state as deputy counsel for Governor Greg Abbott[1], having previously served under Abbott (while the latter was state attorney general) as assistant solicitor general.
Upon Sullivan's appointment to the Supreme Court of Texas, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock stated "James Sullivan is a brilliant, hard-working lawyer who has served the People of Texas with distinction for many years. He will make an excellent addition to our state’s Supreme Court."[2]
He is a member of the Federalist Society and Teneo.[3]
Judicial career
[edit]This is Sullivan's first judgeship.
Personal life
[edit]Sullivan lives in Austin with his wife and their son. They met in Boston while both were members of their school's law review.
Sullivan's father is an Austin-born engineer, having spent the majority of his career problem solving for various public Texas education systems (as a concrete expert, P.E.). Texan grandfathers included a paternal USAF navigator (Maj.) & maternal NASA rocket scientist. He has two younger brothers. His mother was a massage therapist, also a born Texan.
References
[edit]- ^ INC, PSYCLONE MEDIA; texasinsider.org. "Gov. Abbott Names Sullivan New General Counsel, Promotes Colmenero to Principal Deputy". texasinsider. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "TJB | SC | News | The Supreme Court of Texas welcomes James P. Sullivan as its newest justice". txcourts.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "James P. Sullivan". Texas State Directory.
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