In a noteworthy development, Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone, a conservative loyalist to Texas’s Republican Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has resigned from his agency to concentrate on his private practice. Stone, in company with another senior lawyer in the office, Chris Hilton, launched a private law firm earlier this year – a move that coincided with a temporary leave from the agency.
The duo had taken a break from their duties to prepare for Paxton’s defense in an impeachment trial in the Texas Senate, in which the Attorney General faced removal from office on allegations of bribery and abuse of office. Attorney General Paxton was acquitted on all counts.
An official spokesperson for the attorney general’s office confirmed the departures on Thursday. Prior to this, Stone had served as solicitor general since 2021 and had a significant tenure as chief counsel to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
With these changes in the landscape, legal professionals across the state will be closely watching the developments in the Texas legal environment. The departure of two high-ranking lawyers from the service of the Attorney General is a noteworthy development not just politically, but for its potential impact on current and future cases in which the office of the Attorney General is involved.
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