Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8
Unofficial result: Won — Gisela Triana (Democratic)
Source: electionresults.sos.state.tx.us
Texas
My vote power: Average
What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Candidates:
Brett Busby
LostRepublican · Incumbent
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.
Records: Legal Competence 5 for, Women's Reproductive Rights 1 against
Democratic
Gisela Triana is a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals, elected in 2018. She spent 14 years as judge of the 200th District Court and has served at every level of the state's trial courts, after working as a Travis County prosecutor.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Source: sos.state.tx.us