Judd Stone

Judd Edward Stone II is an American lawyer who served as the solicitor general of Texas from February 1, 2021^[1] to October 2023.^[2] Judd resigned from his position after admitting that a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against himself by a coworker was truthful. ^[3][4][5][6]

Judd Stone
8th Solicitor General of Texas
In office February 1, 2021 – October 2023
Governor	Greg Abbott
Preceded by	Kyle D. Hawkins
Succeeded by	Aaron Nielson
Personal details
Born	Judd Edward Stone II
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Texas, Dallas (BA) Northwestern University (JD)

Biography

Stone grew up in Collin County and Bexar County, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Dallas and his Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law. He served as a clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court, to Edith Jones on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and to Justice Daniel Winfree on the Alaska Supreme Court. 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.^[7][8]

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. He became Texas Solicitor General upon Hawkins' resignation on February 1, 2021.^[7][9] Stone took a leave of absence to represent Paxton during his impeachment trial in early- to mid-2023; following the conclusion of the trial and his return to the attorney general's office, he resigned that October.^[5]

A May 2025 lawsuit filed by Jordan Eskew, a fellow employee, alleged that Stone had sexually harassed her while they were working on Paxton's defense, and made threatening comments about assistant attorney general Brent Webster and his children.^{[3][4][5][10]} According to emails from Webster, Stone had admitted to the accusations, with his resignation from the attorney general's office coming as a result of the harassment allegations.^[5][3]

In a June 2025 countersuit, Stone claimed that Webster had tampered with witnesses by "[threatening] to fire employees if they gave testimony ... that was unfavorable to Paxton" during his impeachment trial, and had written a false email that Eskew relied on in her lawsuit.^[11][12]