Texas Courts of Appeals
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The Texas Courts of Appeals are part of the Texas judicial system. In Texas, all cases appealed from district and county courts, criminal and civil, go to one of the fifteen intermediate courts of app
The Old Harris County Courthouse, home of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals of Texas
Scott Brister
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Scott Andrew Brister is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of Texas's Fifteenth Court of Appeals since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he served as an associate justice of the Sup
Texas Courts of Appeals
…Business Court, and constitutional challenges to Texas statutes Seat Name Born Start Next Election Mandatory Retirement Party Appointer Law School 1 Scott Brister, Chief Justice January 8, 1955 September 1, 2024 2026 2030 Republican Greg Abbott (R) Harvard 2 Scott Field – September 1, 2024 2026 – Republican Greg…
Brister in 2012