James Patrick Sullivan (born May 4, 1981) is an American attorney and judge currently serving as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
Circuit, has served as an adjunct professor at George Mason University, and has been an appellate litigator in private practice.
Before being appointed SCOTX justice, Sullivan served the state as deputy counsel for Governor Greg Abbott,[1] having previously served under Abbott (while the latter was state attorney general) as assistant solicitor general.
Sullivan's father is an Austin-born engineer, having spent the majority of his career problem solving for various Texas state agencies.
Texan grandfathers included a paternal USAF navigator (Maj.) & maternal NASA rocket scientist (Apollo).