Paul W. Green

Paul W. Green (born March 6, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas)[1] is the Place 5 justice on the nine-member Supreme Court of Texas. He was elected to that court on November 2, 2004, and began his term the following January. Justice Green announced in July 2020 that he intends to retire from the court by the end of August 2020, which will create a vacancy to be filled by gubernatorial appointment.[2]

Paul W. Green
Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, Place 5
Assumed office
January 1, 2005
Preceded bySteven Wayne Smith
Judge of the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas
In office
January 1, 1995 – December 31, 2004
Personal details
Born (1952-03-06) March 6, 1952
San Antonio, Texas
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceAustin, Texas
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
St. Mary's University School of Law
OccupationAttorney

Background

Green graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 1974 from the University of Texas at Austin and received his Juris Doctor in 1977 from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, with the designation as a "distinguished graduate." Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Green was a justice for ten years on the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas, based in San Antonio.

2004 election

Green won the Republican nomination to his seat on the Court in a contested primary against then-Justice Steven Wayne Smith. Smith, though a new member of the Court at the time, was opposed by then Texas Governor Rick Perry. U.S. Senator John Cornyn, a former Texas Supreme Court Justice himself for seven years, also supported Green over Smith. In 2006, Smith sought to return to the Court by entering the primary contest against recent Perry appointee Don Willett, but Willett won the contested primary vote by a single percentage point.

2010 election

Green ran for re-election in 2010. With 60 percent of the vote, he defeated William Moody and Tom Oxford in the general election.[3]

2016 election

Green won re-nomination in the Republican primary on March 1 against Rick Green (no relation), a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dripping Springs who is affiliated with David Barton in the group WallBuilders. Justice Green prevailed over Rick Green, 1,077,507 votes (52.1 percent) to 991,785 votes (47.9 percent).[4] Green then defeated the Democrat Dori Contreras Garza in the November 8 general election, 4,758,334 (54.3 percent) to her 3,608,634 (41.2 percent). The Libertarian Party nominee, Tom Oxford, an earlier opponent of Justice Green, polled 288,504 votes (3.3 percent), and the Green candidate, Charles E. Waterbury received 107,731 (1.2 percent).[5]

References
  1. NNBD profile
  2. Oxner, Reese (2020-07-22). "Timing of Supreme Court justice's retirement allows Gov. Greg. Abbott, not voters, to pick his two-year replacement". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Green#2010
  4. "Republican primary returns". Texas Secretary of State. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  5. "Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Steven Wayne Smith		 Texas Supreme Court Justice,
Place 5
2005–present		 Incumbent
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