Supreme Court of Texas
Zach Kopec currently serves as a Judicial Intern at the Supreme Court of Texas, a position held since January 2017, while also pursuing a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Texas School of Law. Prior experience includes a role as a Portfolio Manager Product Developer at FactSet from March 2014 to August 2014, and a Financial Analyst at Siemens Industry from May 2010 to February 2014, where Zach also completed a Marketing Internship. Zach Kopec earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Corporate Finance & Investment Banking from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 2013.
Supreme Court of Texas
Composed of the Chief Justice and eight Justices, the Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters in the State of Texas. The Justices of the Supreme Court are elected to staggered six-year terms in state-wide elections. When a vacancy arises the Governor may appoint a Justice, subject to Senate confirmation, to serve out the remainder of an unexpired term until the next general election. All members of the Court must be at least 35 years of age, a citizen of Texas, licensed to practice law in Texas, and must have practiced law (or have been a lawyer and a judge of a court of record together) for at least ten years (see Tex. Const., Art. 5, Sec. 2). By statute the Court has administrative control over the State Bar of Texas. Tex. Gov't Code § 81.011. The Court is also the sole authority for licensing attorneys in Texas and appoints the members of the Board of Law Examiners which administers the Texas bar examination. Tex. Gov't Code §§ 82.00, 82.004. The Court promulgates the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Texas Rules of Evidence and other rules and standards.