Scott Brister
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2024 - Present
2026
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Scott Brister is an officeholder of the Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1. He assumed office on September 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Brister was a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from November 21, 2003 to September 7, 2009. Brister was appointed to the court by Governor Rick Perry to serve the remainder of departing Justice Craig T. Enoch's term. Brister was elected to a six-year term in November 2, 2004.[1][2][3] His replacement was Eva Guzman.[4]
Brister was appointed on June 11, 2024 by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to the newly created Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals.[5]
Education
Brister graduated from Duke University and Harvard Law School.[6]
Career
In 1989, Brister was appointed to the 234th District Court in Harris County, where he remained until 1998. From 1998 to 1999, he was the civil administrative judge for the Harris County district court, and in 2000, he was elected to the First Court of Appeals. In 2001, Governor Perry appointed Justice Brister chief justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas in 2001, and was re-elected the next year.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Supreme Court, "Press Release: JUSTICE BRISTER ANNOUNCES HIS RESIGNATION FROM COURT," August 17, 2009
- ↑ Tex Parte Blog, "Justice Scott A. Brister shares his reasons for resigning," August 17, 2009
- ↑ Tex Parte Blog, "Justice Scott Brister to resign, head Andrews Kurth's appellate practice," August 17, 2009
- ↑ Rick Perry News Release, "Gov. Perry Appoints First Hispanic Female to Supreme Court of Texas," October 8, 2009
- ↑ [https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-appoints-inaugural-members-to-fifteenth-court-of-appeals/ Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott, "Governor Abbott Appoints Inaugural Members To Fifteenth Court Of Appeals," June 11, 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Texas Supreme Court, "Justice Brister"
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
