Jack Pope
Jack Pope | |
|---|---|
Retired Texas Chief Justice Jack Pope, aged 97, in his home library, March 2011 | |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas | |
| In office November 29, 1982 – January 4, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Joe R. Greenhill |
| Succeeded by | John Hill |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas | |
| In office January 4, 1965 – November 29, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Frank P. Culver Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ted Z. Robertson |
| 4th Court of Civil Appeals, Justice | |
| In office September 12, 1951 – 1964 | |
| 94th District Court, District Judge | |
| In office December 16, 1946 – 1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Jackson Pope Jr. April 18, 1913 Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 2017 (aged 103) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Allene Nichols
(m. 1938; died 2004) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Abilene Christian University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy United States Naval Reserve |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Andrew Jackson Pope Jr., known as Jack Pope (April 18, 1913 – February 25, 2017), was an American judge, attorney, author and legal scholar who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas.
Pope previously held the record for the longest sitting justice in Texas Supreme Court history before current Chief Justice Nathan Hecht surpassed him. Altogether, Pope served on the bench for 38 years, including the District Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court. At the time of his 100th birthday, he was the oldest living former Chief Justice of any supreme court in the United States, as well as the longest living chief justice of any supreme court of any state in United States history.