Brett Busby's Biography
- Justice of the Supreme Court (TX) - Place 8
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for Justice of the Supreme Court (TX) - Place 8
Contact Information
Post Office Box 417
Austin, TX 78767
Office
Supreme Court Building
201 West 14th Street, Room 104
Austin, TX 78701
Supreme Court of Texas
Post Office Box 12248
Austin, TX 78711
Full Name:
J. Brett Busby
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Erin; 2 Children
Birth Date:
04/12/1973
Birth Place:
Amarillo, TX
Home City:
Austin, TX
JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1995-1998
AB, Public Policy Studies, Duke University, 1991-1995
Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District Place 8, 2019-present
Candidate, Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District Place 8, 2020, 2026
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Texas, 2012-2018
No caucus information on file.
Partner, Bracewell Limited Liability Partnership, 2008-2012
Adjunct Professor, University of Texas Law School, 2009-2012
Partner, Mayer Brown, 2003-2008
Associate, Hogan Dubose & Townsend, Limited Liability Partnership, 2000-2003
Law Clerk, Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat, United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999-2000
Law Clerk, Justices Byron R. White and John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court, 1999-2000
Chair, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, 2018-present
Member, American Law Institute, 2015-present
Chair, Rules & Legislation Committee, Texas Access to Justice Commission, 2015-present
Member, Rules Advisory Committee, Texas State Supreme Court, 2015-present
Director, Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2008-present
Attendee, Saint Luke's United Methodist Church, present
Senior Fellow, American Leadership Forum
Chair, Artistic Affairs Committee, Houston Symphony Board
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Former Chair, Committee on Pattern Jury Charges, Texas State Bar
Former Board Member, Foundation for Jones Hall
Member, Houston Symphony Board
Former Chair, Music Director Selection Committee, Houston Symphony Board
Former Board Member, Post Oak School
Co-Chair, Teach Texas Committee, Houston Bar Association
Former Member, Texas Multi-District Litigation Panel
Member, Pattern Jury Charge Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2011-2015
Chair, Appellate Practice Section, Houston Bar Association, 2012-2013
Awards:
Top 100 Lawyers in Texas (Super Lawyers Magazine, 2012)
Fifth Circuit Litigation Star (Benchmark Appellate Litigation, 2012)
Leading Texas Appellate Litigator (Band 3) (Chambers USA, 2012)
Judge of the Year Award (Hispanic Bar Association of Houston)
Outstanding Mentor Award (Houston Young Lawyers Association)