“Both Oldham and Ho have clerked for the Supreme Court before. Oldham clerked for Justice Alito and Ho clerked for Clarence Thomas. So some people see them as sort of ideological successors to these two justices who are facing these pressures to retire.” » GET MORE NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE: Sign up for Texas Standard’s weekly newsletters

Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Oldham and James Ho are viewed as likely members of Trump’s shortlist in the event of a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, clearing a path for a new execution date.

The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” even for people who have committed heinous crimes.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the execution of Robert Roberson, convicted in his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, can’t be stopped by a legislative subpoena, after lawmakers made a last-ditch effort to pause the process.

Supreme Court Opinion – House lawmakers pushed to block a Death Row inmate’s execution. Now, the Texas Supreme Court says they went too far in their effort to stop Robert Roberson’s execution. We discuss the decision and see why even though the court ruled against the lawmakers,

Texas lawmakers exceeded their power when they intervened last month to stop the execution of Robert Roberson by summoning him to testify, the court found.

Robert Roberson evaded execution last month when legislators tossed him a lifeline. Texas' top court just tossed it

Robert Roberson has gained bipartisan from lawmakers and medical experts who say he was convicted on faulty evidence of the shaken baby diagnosis.

The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House panel.

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday removed a temporary block on the execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson. The block was in place as the state's highest court weighed arguments on whether a subpoena from Texas lawmakers could halt an execution.