Jimmy Blacklock, chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, provided lawmakers with a wish list for action in his first State of the Judiciary speech.

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock asked for higher judicial pay and protections for parents in child custody cases in his first State of the Judiciary address since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed him to the high court's top role.

Texas Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock has called for a 30% across-the-board pay raise for judges, increased judicial impeachment proceedings and lower legal costs

Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock embraced constitutional originalism, a judicial philosophy tied to conservatism, in addressing the Legislature.