Nathan Hecht, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nathan Hecht

Texas judge

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1949

Place of Birth: Clovis, New Mexico, United States

Profession: judge, lawyer, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Nathan Lincoln Hecht (born August 15, 1949) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas.
A Republican from Dallas, Hecht was first elected to the Supreme Court in 1988 and was reelected to six-year terms in 1994, 2000 and 2006.
He secured his fifth six-year term on November 6, 2012.
He was appointed chief justice by Governor Rick Perry on September 10, 2013, and was sworn into that position by retiring Chief Justice Wallace B.
Jefferson on October 1, 2013.