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Brett Busby
Brett Busby, Republican, is on the November 3 ballot for Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8. An official page says this person holds that office now.
- Running for
- Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
- Party
- Republican
- Holds this office now
- Incumbent
- On the ballot
- On the state list: 2026 ballot certification
From official pages
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.
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Brett Busby was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2019, according to The Texas Tribune.1 He was a justice on Texas' 14th Court of Appeals in Houston from 2012 to 2018, was an appellate attorney in private practice, and clerked for Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Tribune reports.1
On his campaign website, Busby says he applies "our laws faithfully to all who come before the Court—never rewriting those laws from the bench."2 According to the Tribune, he has advocated for expanding access to legal services and civic education since joining the court.1
Prior races
Earlier vote totals from the linked reports, newest first. The page does not say who won unless the report does.
| Year | Race | Election | Votes in the report | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3 | 2018 generalParty: Republican |
| State canvass elchist331 |
| 2018 | Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3 | 2018 primary |
| State canvass elchist325 |
| 2012 | Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3 | 2012 generalParty: Republican |
| State canvass elchist164 |
Show 1 earlier race
| Year | Race | Election | Votes in the report | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3 | 2012 Republican primary |
| State canvass elchist160 |
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