Supreme Court
Chief Justice Hecht Starts His Term as National Organization President
The National Center for State Courts has announced Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht has started his term as president of the Conference of Chief Justices and head of the National Center board. Chief Justice Hecht is the fifth Texas Supreme Court chief justice to lead the organization, after John E. Hickman (1952-53), Robert W. Calvert (1970-71), Thomas R. Phillips (1997-98) and Wallace B. Jefferson (2010-11).