Scott Brister
What this job does: One of three justices on the 15th Court of Appeals, a statewide appeals court that began in 2024. It hears civil appeals involving the state government, its agencies and officials, challenges to whether a state law is constitutional, and appeals from the state's business courts. Its rulings can be reviewed by the Texas Supreme Court. A term is six years.
- Current office
- Chief Justice, Fifteenth Court of Appeals (since 2024)
- Occupation
- Chief Justice, Fifteenth Court of Appeals
Background
- J.D., Harvard Law School (1980). source: texastribune.org
- Judge of Harris County's 234th District Court; later a justice on the 1st and 14th Courts of Appeals. source: texastribune.org
- Appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas in 2003, elected in 2004, served through 2009. source: texastribune.org
- Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2024 as the first chief justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, created by the Legislature in 2023. source: texastribune.org
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- Be an 'impartial judge who applies the law, not personal beliefs or political preferences' source: texastribune.org
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