--- title: "Brett Busby | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brett-busby-tx-supreme-court" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Brett Busby Supreme Court of Texas · Justice ## Profile - Court: Supreme Court of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-22 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justin Brett Busby is a Republican justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, appointed in 2019 and currently serving a term through December 31, 2026 - Nominated by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on February 21, 2019, to replace Justice Phil Johnson, and was unanimously confirmed by the Texas Senate on March 20, 2019 - Before joining the Supreme Court, Busby held the role of a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston from 2012 to 2018. - Oversaw the Texas Access to Justice Commission and Foundation - He also worked as an appellate litigator in private practice, was board-certified in civil appellate law, and chaired the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section - Clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Byron R. White (Ret.) and John Paul Stevens and Eleventh Circuit Judge Gerald Tjoflat; later taught at U.T. Law School as an adjunct professor ### Education ### Additional information - Current Supreme Court of Texas term ends December 31, 2026. - Received the 2022 Judicial Civic Education Award for his “Teach Texas” program - Elected statewide in 2020, defeating his opponent by over one million votes. - Appointed to Place 8 of the Supreme Court of Texas by Governor Greg Abbott in 2019, confirmed unanimously by the Texas Senate, and elected to a full term in 2020. - Appointed to the Texas Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation on September 13, 2017, for a term expiring September 1, 2018. - Born April 12, 1973. - Practiced as an appellate litigator in Houston, presented oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court, and handled dozens of appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, Supreme Court of Texas, and federal and state appellate courts. - Oversees the Texas Access to Justice Commission and Foundation, which help assure that Texans with limited means have access to basic civil legal services. - undergraduate degree, high honors — Duke University - Law degree, high honors — Columbia Law School - Member of the IAALS Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate electronic filing Scope: statewide In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so. Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/) - [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/) - [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee) - [Justice Brett Busby](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-brett-busby/) - [Former Justices and Clerks](https://www.txcourts.gov/14thcoa/about-the-court/former-justices-and-clerks/) - [Appointments to the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438889/179117.pdf) - [Uncomplicated Courts Initiative Advisory Committee](https://iaals.du.edu/uncomplicated-courts-initiative-advisory-committee) - [Justice Brett Busby](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-brett-busby/) - [Former Justices and Clerks](https://www.txcourts.gov/14thcoa/about-the-court/former-justices-and-clerks/) - [Appointments to the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1438889/179117.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brett-busby-tx-supreme-court", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brett-busby-tx-supreme-court", "name": "Brett Busby | KnowJudges", "description": "Brett Busby, Supreme Court of Texas. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.