Court History - From 1836 to 1945

The Supreme Court of Texas

CHIEF JUSTICES

Oran M. Roberts (April 1876 -- October 1878)
George F. Moore (November 1878 -- November 1881)
Robert S. Gould (November 1881 -- December 1882)
Asa H. Willie (December 1882 -- March 1888)
John W. Stayton (March 1888 -- July 1894)
Reuben R. Gaines (July 1894 -- January 1911)
Thomas J. Brown (January 1911 -- May 1915)
Nelson Phillips (June 1915 -- November 1921)
C. M. Cureton (December 1921 -- April 1940)
W. F. Moore (April 1940 -- January 1941)
James P. Alexander (January 1941 -- September 1945)

ASSOCIATE JUSTICES

Robert S. Gould (April 1876 -- November 1881)
John W. Stayton (November 1881 -- March 1888)
A. S. Walker (April 1888 -- January 1889)
J. L. Henry (January 1889 -- May 1893)
T. J. Brown (May 1893 -- January 1911)
W. F. Ramsey (January 1911 -- April 1912)
Nelson Phillips (April 1912 -- June 1915)
J. E. Yantis (June 1915 -- March 1918)
Thomas B. Greenwood (April 1918 -- December 1934)
John H. Sharp (December 1934 -- September 1945)

George F. Moore (April 1876 -- October 1878)
Micajah H. Bonner (November 1878 -- December 1882)
Charles S. West (December 1882 -- September 1885)
Sawnie Robertson (October 1885 -- September 1886)
Reubin R. Gaines (September 1886 -- July 1894)
Leroy G. Denman (July 1894 -- May 1899)
F. A. Williams (May 1899 -- April 1911)
J. B. Bibrell (April 1911 -- January 1913)
William E. Hawkins (January 1913 -- January 1921)
William Pierson (January 1921 -- April 1935)
Richard Critz (May 1935 -- January 1945)
Gordon Simpson (January 1945 -- September 1945)

Updated: 10-Mar-2011