BRETT BUSBY

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: BRETT BUSBY
Current role: Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8
Background: Duke University (high honors)
Columbia Law School
Board certified in civil appellate law
Seventh-generation Texan and third-generation Eagle Scout
Experience: Currently Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston
Appellate litigator and former partner at Bracewell
Clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Byron R. White and John Paul Stevens and Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Top priorities: "Every Texan deserves a fair hearing, and every decision must be grounded in the law, not politics, pressure, or personal preference"
Apply laws "faithfully to all who come before the Court—never rewriting those laws from the bench"
"Access to justice must be more than a principle; it must be a reality"
He is "taking bold action to increase the supply of legal help," including proposing licensing for "legal paraprofessionals and court-access assistants"
Tidbits: "Every Texan deserves a fair hearing, and every decision must be grounded in the law, not politics, pressure, or personal preference."
"We have to think creatively about how the legal system can serve more Texans"
Pro Life
Endorsements: Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Civil Justice League PAC
Texas Alliance for Life
Houston Police Officers' Union
Texas Home School Coalition
Texas Values Action
Campaign website: brettbusby.com

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8