Texas governor appoints insurance commissioner

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Kent Sullivan as Insurance Commissioner for a term set to expire Feb. 1, 2019.

Mr. Sullivan is a partner at Jackson Walker L.L.P. based in Austin, Texas, and previously served as a justice on the state’s 14th Court of Appeals, first assistant attorney general for the Texas Office of the Attorney General and a state district court judge, according to a statement released by the governor’s office Thursday.  

Mr. Sullivan replaces Commissioner David Mattax, who died in April following a battle with cancer.