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James P. Sullivan

Justice, Supreme Court of Texas

James P. Sullivan is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, serving since 2025. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure
Since 2025 · 1 yr

Judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2025Supreme Court of Texas––

Judicial Record

In our data, Sullivan authored 9 published opinions for the court (2025–2026), plus 4 dissents and 6 concurrences.

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 19 of these were attributed to Sullivan by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.

Selected opinions

YearCaseCitationCited
2026In the Interest of J.D.H., a Child· Dissent†–0
2026In Re Demaree Reed· Concurrence†–0
2026Studio E. Architecture and Interiors, Inc. v. Emily Lehmberg· Dissent†–0
2026Jonathan Timothy Noyes v. the State of Texas for the Protection of Samantha Jo Voges· Concurrence†–0
2026In Re State of Texas· Concurrence†–0
2026Kelly Hancock, Acting Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; The Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; And Ken Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. Rjr Vapor Co., LLC· Concurrence†–0
2026Tatia Ortiz v. Ramu Nelapatla· Dissent†–0
2026Texas Commission on Environmental Quality v. Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, and Sierra Club†–0
2026Texas Department of Public Safety v. Robert Christopher Callaway†–0
2026Diamond Hydraulics, Inc. v. Gac Equipment, LLC D/B/A Austin Crane Service†–0
2026Equinor Energy Lp v. Lindale Pipeline, LLC†–0
2026Cockrell Investment Partners, L.P. v. Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District and Its Board President Jerry McGuairt; Republic Water Company of Texas, LLC; And Fort Stockton Holdings, L.P.†–0
2025Gary Perez and Matilde Torres v. City of San Antonio· Dissent†–0
2025Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P. and Blue Bird Body Company v. Sean Sayre and Tori Sayre, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Emory Sayre†–0
2025David W. Cromwell v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC†–0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 19 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.

Questions & answers

How do judges of the Supreme Court of Texas reach the bench?
The court's current selection method is partisan election.
Which court is James P. Sullivan on?
James P. Sullivan is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas.

Sources

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1 year on the Supreme Court of Texas. Data as of 2026-07-02. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).