Politics & Government

Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman Submits Resignation Effective June 11

The first Hispanic female on the Texas Supreme Court, Justice Eva Guzman, is stepping down after more than a decade on the court.

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June 8, 2021

The first Hispanic female on the Texas Supreme Court, Justice Eva Guzman, is stepping down after more than a decade on the state’s highest court.

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The Republican on Monday told Gov. Greg Abbott that she will leave the bench effective Friday. “With utmost gratitude for the opportunity and gift of public service, I write to inform you that I am resigning from my office,” Guzman wrote in the letter. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to answer this high calling.”

Guzman was appointed by former Gov. Rick Perry in 2009.

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