In a three-way battle for chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Republican incumbent Chief Justice Nathan Hecht is defending his bench from Democratic challenger Amy Clark Meachum and Libertarian challenger Mark Ash.

Texas Lawyer is publishing Q&A articles with judicial candidates running in contested races in November. Early voting runs from Oct. 13 to Oct. 30, which is longer than normal because Gov. Greg Abbott extended the period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.