Scott Brister
Scott Andrew Brister | |
|---|---|
Texas Supreme Court | |
| In office November 21, 2003 – September 7, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Craig T. Enoch |
| Succeeded by | Eva Guzman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1955 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Julie Upton Brister |
| Children | Four daughters |
| Residence(s) | Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas |
| Alma mater | Duke University Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer; former Judge |
Scott Andrew Brister (born January 8, 1955) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, who served from November 2003 until September 2009. He was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve the remainder of the term of Justice Craig T. Enoch. He was then elected to a regular six-year term in November 2004. Brister resigned from the court effective September 7, 2009, before the scheduled end of his term on December 31, 2010. He was succeeded on the court by Eva Guzman, the first female Hispanic to serve on the body.[1] He is now employed as a Partner in the Austin office of the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth.[2]
Background
Brister is a native of
He was elected to the
He has home schooled all four of his daughters with wife Julie Upton Brister. He has four siblings: Robin Brister, Susan Brister, Michal Adams, and Steven Brister. The Bristers live in Georgetown, Texas. Brister, a Republican, was appointed to chair the Texas Commission on Public School Finance by Governor Greg Abbott in 2017.
References
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6575736.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Judge Scott A. Brister". Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP.