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Brett Busby

Brett Busby
RepublicanTitular
Candidato a Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8.

Antecedentes

Appointed to the Supreme Court by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2019. Previously a justice on Houston's Fourteenth Court of Appeals and an appellate lawyer; clerked for Justices Byron White and John Paul Stevens and Judge Gerald Tjoflat. 

Current role
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8
Occupation
Judge
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School; Duke University
Prior offices
Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals (2012-2018)
Hometown
Grew up in Amarillo and Austin
Website

Qualifications

Current position

Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8 

Years licensed

Not stated in available records.

Board certification

Civil Appellate Law 

Law school

Columbia Law School 

Prior judicial service

Justice, Supreme Court of Texas (2019-present); Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals (2012-2018) 

Practice areas

Appellate litigation 

Bar association poll

State Bar of Texas 2026 Judicial Poll (conducted before March 2026 primaries; vote counts among all candidates then running): 1,913 of 3,902 votes (49.0%) 

Dinero

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Respaldos

  • Gov. Greg Abbott
  • Texas Civil Justice League
  • Texas Alliance for Life