SCOTX Justices Using the Court as a Springboard to Elective Office in the Executive and Legislative Branches of State and Federal Government - part one

 In my article titled "The Number Nine: Why the Texas Supreme Court Has the Same Number of Justices as the United States Supreme Court," published at 8 Tex.Sup.Ct.Hist.Soc. No. 2 at 62-70 (Spring 2019), I observed "SCOTX [Supreme Court of Texas] alumni in elective offices today are the Governor, Greg Abbott; U.S. Senator John Cornyn; and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett."

Of current interest is the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, and his pathway from the bench to today. More to come.....