AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott announced the appointment of Kyle Hawkins as Justice, Place 7, on the Supreme Court of Texas for a term set to expire December 31, 2026.
Governor Abbott described Hawkins as “a proven defender of both the U.S. and Texas Constitutions,” citing his record of public service and extensive appellate experience. As Texas Solicitor General, Hawkins litigated key constitutional cases at both the state and federal levels, including Texas’s challenge to the federal Affordable Care Act and defense of the state’s election integrity laws.
Hawkins currently serves as a partner at Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP and brings more than 16 years of experience in constitutional and commercial litigation. He previously served as Counselor to the U.S. Solicitor General and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Judge Edith H. Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
He also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, where he taught courses in constitutional law and oral advocacy. Hawkins earned a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School.
