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Brett Busby
Justice, Texas Supreme Court · Place 8
Background: Before serving on the Texas Supreme Court, Busby was a Republican judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals from June 2012 to December 2018. Prior to his judicial election, Busby worked in private practice.
At a glance
- Court
- Texas Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Place 8
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
- Appointed by
- Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- March 20, 2019
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2026
- Next election or retention vote
- November 3, 2026 (general election)
- Last election
- March 3, 2026
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Republican
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: Duke University
- Law: Columbia Law School
- Prior offices
- Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 (Year left office: 2018)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Brett Busby’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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