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Brett Busby

Republican · TX · Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Place 8

Brett Busby is the Republican candidate for Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Place 8 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot in Texas. They are the incumbent.

Where Brett Busby stands, based on their records

Opposes

Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)

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Track record

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose

  • Filed a separate opinion agreeing with the Texas Supreme Court's ruling in State of Texas v. Zurawski. The court cancelled a temporary order from the trial court and sent the case back there. Justice Lehrmann joined his opinion.

    May 31, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • Joined a Texas Supreme Court ruling that overturned the appeals court and restored the trial court's judgment for a family suing a railroad over a deadly crossing crash, and filed a separate concurring opinion (Horton v. Kansas City Southern Railway).

    June 28, 2024

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Took the oath of office as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas after the Texas Senate unanimously approved his appointment.

    March 20, 2019

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Served on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston from June 2012 through December 2018.

    June 1, 2012

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

Track record — Legal Competence

Legal Competence · 5 favorable

  • Wrote the Texas Supreme Court's opinion in an oil and gas royalty dispute, holding that a landowner's signed stipulation gave away part of his fixed one-eighth share of production income, so ConocoPhillips had paid him correctly. The court overturned part of the lower appeals court ruling and decided the case itself (ConocoPhillips Company v. Hahn, No. 23-0024).

    December 31, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Wrote the Texas Supreme Court opinion holding that Dallas ballot wording for competing city charter amendments would confuse and mislead voters. The court ordered the city council to keep its duplicate propositions off the ballot (In re Dallas HERO, No. 24-0678).

    September 11, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Wrote the Texas Supreme Court's opinion directing a lower court to change its ruling in a case brought by Richardson Motorsports (In re Richardson Motorsports, Ltd.).

    May 10, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Wrote the Texas Supreme Court opinion holding a hospital was not liable for a nurse struck by a car on the public street beside it (HNMC, Inc. v. Chan).

    January 19, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

  • Received the 2022 Judicial Civic Education Award from the American Lawyers Alliance for work on the Teach Texas judicial civics program.

    January 1, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

    Source: txcourts.gov · researched August 10, 2026

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Profile last researched July 17, 2026.