IN-DEPTH: Texas Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Remove Justice John Devine From March Ballot

Candidate Brian Walker filed an emergency petition alleging his incumbent opponent failed to get the petition signatures required for candidacy.

(L–R) Justice Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle, Justice Brett Busby, Justice Debra Lehrmann, Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht, Justice Jeff Boyd, Justice Jimmy Blacklock, Justice Jane Bland, and Justice Evan A. Young, of the Texas Supreme Court, arrive to hear litigators make their arguments in Zurowski v. State of Texas, at the Texas Supreme Court in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 28, 2023. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court of Texas has denied a bid to remove incumbent Justice John Devine from the Republican primary ballot.

Earlier this month, a lawyer for Texas Supreme Court candidate Brian Walker filed an emergency petition requesting Justice Devine be removed from the ballot over allegations that he failed to secure the required number of valid petition signatures for his candidate application.