J. Brett Busby

Brett Busby
Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 20, 2019
Appointed byGreg Abbott
Preceded byPhil Johnson
Personal details
Born (1973-04-12) April 12, 1973 (age 51)
EducationDuke University (BA)
Columbia University (JD)

Justin Brett Busby (born April 12, 1973) is a current Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and a former justice of the 14th Court of Appeals of Texas whose six-year term ended December 31, 2018.[1] Along with many other Republican incumbents on the State's largest intermediate appellate courts, Busby was narrowly defeated in the November 2018 Democratic sweep.

On February 21, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott nominated Busby to a vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court resulting from Justice Phil Johnson's retirement.[2][3] Busby was unanimously confirmed by the Texas Senate on March 20 and sworn into office that same day.[4]

  1. ^ "TJB | 14th COA | About the Court | Justices | Justice Brett Busby". www.txcourts.gov. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Platoff, Emma (February 21, 2019). "Gov. Greg Abbott appoints Brett Busby to Texas Supreme Court". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ February 21, Mark Bauer |; PM, 2019 at 04:23. "Brett Busby Appointed to Texas Supreme Court". Texas Lawyer. Retrieved November 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "TJB | SC | News | Gov. Abbott Swears in a New Justice, J. Brett Busby".