Kyle is from Austin, Texas. He attended Harvard College. He has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. He lives with his wife and four children in Austin.

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Kyle Hawkins has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. He lives with his wife and four children in Austin.

Kyle is a judge. He works at the Texas Supreme Court, where he has been since October 27, 2025. He previously worked at Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP as a partner leading appellate work; at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a commercial litigation partner in the Dallas and Houston offices; in the U.S. Department of Justice as Counselor to the Solicitor General representing the United States before the Supreme Court; as Texas Solicitor General representing the state in federal and state appeals; and as a law clerk to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Edith H. Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Kyle is currently a judge. He previously worked at Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP,  at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a commercial litigation partner,  in the U.S. Department of Justice as Counselor to the Solicitor General representing the United States before the Supreme Court, as Texas Solicitor General representing the state in federal and state appeals, and as a law clerk to Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Edith H. Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Kyle D. Hawkins is currently a judge for Place 7 of the Texas Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in October 2025 and assumed office on October 27, 2025. He is running for re-election for the Place 7 judge of the Texas Supreme Court and is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

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Kyle currently serves as a judge for Place 7 of the Texas Supreme Court. He was appointed in 2025 and is running for his first full term.

As a solicitor general, Hawkins worked on cases such as "challenging the federal overreach of Obamacare to defending Texas’ election integrity measures."

- As a solicitor general, Hawkins worked on cases such as "challenging the federal overreach of Obamacare to defending Texas’ election integrity measures."

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- The Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters, including juvenile delinquency cases.
- The Texas Supreme Court is made up of nine justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limits.
- Decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and a justice writes the majority opinion.
- The Texas Supreme Court is the only state supreme court in the United States in which refusing to hear a lower court’s cases implies approval of the court’s decision, thus rendering it precedent.
- Justices must be at least 35 years old, a citizen of Texas, licensed to practice law in Texas, and must have practiced law (or have been a lawyer and a judge of a court of record together) for at least ten years
- Court of Criminal Appeals judges earn a salary of $210,000 to $264,600, depending on how long they have served in office.