Judd Edward Stone II is an American lawyer who was the Solicitor General of Texas from February 1, 2021[1] to October 2023.
He later practiced in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, as well as at Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, before becoming Chief Counsel to Senator Ted Cruz.
[3][4] In 2020, Stone began working in the office of the Texas Solicitor General.
After Texas Solicitor General Kyle D. Hawkins announced his intent to resign in January 2021, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appointed Stone to replace him.
Stone became Texas Solicitor General upon Hawkins' resignation on February 1, 2021.