Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
Biographies of Supreme Court Justices
(Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas School of Law)
Biographies by Chronological Order
(Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas School of Law)
Cases decided in 1874 and 1875
(The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas Libraries)
Line of Succession of Supreme Court of Texas Justices
The Modern Court: Justices of the Texas Supreme Court under the 1945 constitutional amendment that increased the size of the Court to nine justices from three.
Since 1945
From 1836 to 1945
Line of Succession of Supreme Court of Texas Clerks of the Court
The Texas Constitution was amended in 1845 to provide a clerk of the court. The clerk is responsible for filing and carefully preserving records certified to the court, docketing causes in the order which the court directs, faithfully recording the proceedings and decisions of the court, certifying the judgments of the court, and collecting fees. In addition, the clerk is responsible for issuing attorney licenses and collecting fees for licenses and bar dues.
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Updated: 17-Feb-2009
