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Tom Green County, TX election informationNovember 3, 2026Brought to you by CulturaMinds

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Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8

Who is on the ballot for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8 in Tom Green County, Texas, on November 3, 2026? This guide lists 2 people running for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8: Brett Busby (Republican, incumbent) and Gisela D. Triana (Democratic).

People running in this race. Party is shown when the official list names one.

Shared source for names and parties: Texas Secretary of State ballot certification (https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2026-ballot-cert.pdf), signed August 28, 2026 by Deputy Secretary Dave Nelson. Names are from the Tom Green County section. Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

The Texas Ethics Commission treasurer list is a campaign-finance filing, not the ballot. The commission says the office on that form is what the filer wrote and may be out of date.

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Brett Busby

Brett Busby, Republican, is certified for Supreme Court justice, Place 8. The Supreme Court says he was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in 2019 and elected to a full term in 2020. That page says he previously served on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals.

Ballot certification

Supreme Court justices

Gisela D. Triana

Gisela D. Triana, Democratic, is certified for Supreme Court justice, Place 8. The Ethics Commission list shows Gisela D. Triana with office held as a justice of the Third Court of Appeals, Place 6, and office sought as Supreme Court justice, Place 8. The Ethics Commission office-held line is what the filer wrote. The Third Court of Appeals lists Justice Gisela D. Triana in Place 6. Her court biography says she was elected to that court in 2018 and, before that, served 14 years as judge of the 200th District Court.

Ballot certification

TEC treasurer list, filer 54704

Third Court justices

Third Court biography

What this job is

A justice of the Supreme Court of Texas is one of eight justices who, with the chief justice, make up the state's last court for civil cases. The Office of Court Administration's October 2026 chart also gives the court the last word in juvenile cases. Justices are elected statewide to staggered six-year terms. This race is for Place 8.

The court licenses lawyers in Texas and writes the rules for civil trials, appeals, and evidence.

Sources: Supreme Court of Texas; Court structure of Texas, October 2026

The area

This office is elected by the whole state. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate for Texas is 31,290,831. The 2024 estimate for Tom Green County, Texas is 120,103. San Angelo is the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, and the city's 2024 population estimate is 100,159.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 county population estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 city and town population estimates; Texas Comptroller, Tom Green County rural snapshot; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 cartographic boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line roads; U.S. Geological Survey, Global Map 1:1,000,000-scale rivers and lakes

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This race covers all of Texas, the white area inside the navy outline. Tom Green County, Texas is outlined and hatched in red. Thin lines are counties. Dots are cities of 200,000 or more in the Census Bureau 2024 estimates, plus San Angelo, the square. Blue lines are major rivers from the U.S. Geological Survey 1:1,000,000-scale Global Map. Shields mark interstates, from Census Bureau 2024 road lines. This is not a survey map.

Main industries here

The Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism says Texas is the leading producer of oil, gas, wind, and utility-scale solar energy in the United States. That page names oil and gas extraction, production, and transportation, and renewables, as energy clusters. A separate sector on the same page is food and livestock products, from beef and poultry to tortillas and snack foods.

Source: Governor's Office, target industries

Who holds it now

Brett Busby. The Supreme Court says Governor Greg Abbott appointed him in 2019 and that he was elected to a full term in 2020.

Source: Supreme Court justices

Who held this seat

This race is for Place 8. The court's Place 8 page lists that place since September 21, 1945. It says J. Brett Busby's current term ends December 31, 2026. It does not give party.

Source: Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8 since 1945

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  1. J. Brett Busby

    J. Brett Busby

    March 20, 2019 – present

    Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in February 2019 to finish Justice Johnson's unexpired term ending December 31, 2020. Elected in November 2020. The page says his current term ends December 31, 2026.

  2. Phil Johnson

    April 11, 2005 – December 31, 2018

    Appointed by Governor Rick Perry and elected in 2006 to finish Justice Schneider's term. Elected in 2008 and 2014. Retired on December 31, 2018.

  3. Michael H. Schneider

    September 6, 2002 – September 20, 2004

    Appointed by Governor Rick Perry. Elected in November 2002. Resigned to assume a U.S. District Court bench.

  4. James A. Baker

    September 1, 1995 – August 31, 2002

    Appointed in August 1995 by Governor George W. Bush to fill Gammage's vacancy. Elected in November 1996. Retired in September 2002.

  5. Robert A. Gammage

    Robert A. Gammage

    January 1, 1991 – August 31, 1995

    Elected in November 1990. Retired in September 1995.

  6. C. L. Ray Jr.

    November 25, 1980 – December 31, 1990

    Elected in November 1980 to Johnson's unexpired term and re-elected in November 1984. Retired in January 1991.

  7. Will Garwood

    November 15, 1979 – December 31, 1980

    Appointed by Governor William P. Clements to fill Johnson's vacancy.

  8. Sam Johnson

    January 1, 1973 – October 16, 1979

    Elected in November 1972 and re-elected in November 1978. Resigned in October 1979 after appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

  9. Hawthorne Phillips

    October 4, 1972 – December 31, 1972

    Appointed in October 1972 by Governor Preston Smith to fill Greenhill's vacancy. Term ended in December 1972.

  10. Joe R. Greenhill

    October 1, 1957 – October 4, 1972

    Appointed in October 1957 by Governor Price Daniel to fill Brewster's vacancy. Elected in November 1958 and re-elected in November 1960 and November 1966. Appointed chief justice in 1972 by Governor Preston Smith.

  11. Few Brewster

    September 21, 1945 – September 20, 1957

    Retired in September 1957. The page says he died on October 12, 1957.

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