James P. Sullivan

Last modified on: 01-06-2025 16:15:56

Justice
(Supreme Court of Texas)

Entered Office: 01-07-2025 Term Ends: 12-31-2026

General Information



Personal Information

James P. Sullivan of Austin served as Governor Abbott's General Counsel since November 2021. Previously, he served as Deputy General Counsel to the Governor, as Assistant Solicitor General of Texas, and as a law clerk to Judge Thomas B. Griffith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in addition to stints as an adjunct professor at George Mason University and an appellate litigator in private practice. He is a member of the Federalist Society and Teneo. Sullivan received a Bachelor of Arts from Rice University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Office Information

Place 2


Contact and Phone Numbers

(512) 463-1348
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