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Chief Justice Scott Brister was appointed by Governor Abbott as the first Chief Justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals in September 2024.

Chief Justice Brister previously served on four other trial and appellate courts in Texas for 20 years: 6 years on the Texas Supreme Court (2003–09), 3 years as a Justice and Chief Justice of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals in Houston (2001–03), and 11 years as Presiding Judge of the 234th District Court in Harris County (1989–2000). During his years of judicial service, he presided in 454 jury trials to verdict, and authored more than 600 appellate opinions, including 122 for the Texas Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Brister has been married to his wife Julie for 37 years. He returned to the bench in 2024 after their four daughters finished college and graduate school.

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