Hawthorne Phillips
Hawthorne Phillips was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, who joined the court in 1972. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–1975
- Tenure
- 1972–1972
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Supreme Court of Texas | – | – |
Judicial Record
In our data, Phillips authored 2 published opinions for the court (1972). Most cited: Ward v. Nava (99 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Ward v. Nava | 488 S.W.2d 736 | 99 |
| 1972 | Campbell v. Sonford Chemical Company | 486 S.W.2d 932 | 24 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
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Sources
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- CourtListener / Free Law Project
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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Joined the court in 1972. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).