Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Thompson And Busby To Commission To Study And Review Certai
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Andrea Thompson of Plano and Brett Busby of Houston to the Commission to Study and Review Certain Penal Laws for terms at the pleasure of the governor. The governor additionally designated Andrea Thompson as presiding officer. The Commission was created by HB 1396 during the 84th legislative session.
Andrea Thompson is the Collin County District Clerk. Previously, she served as president of The Stroh Law Firm. She is a board member of Collin County Women Lawyers Association and the Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court and co-chair of the Texas Bar Foundation Nominating Committee. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, Collin County Bench Bar Foundation, and the Plano Bar Association. Additionally, she is a member of the Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Advisory Board and Plano Metro Rotary, board member of the Plano Symphony Orchestra, volunteer for Hope’s Door Women’s Shelter, and guest lecturer for Plano Junior Achievement. Thompson received a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law.
Brett Busby is a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. He is chair of the Texas Access to Justice Commission Rules and Legislation Committee, treasurer of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, and co-chair of the Texas Bar Foundation Nominating Committee. He is a member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee, member and past chair of the State Bar of Texas Committee on Pattern Jury Charges, and council member of the State Bar of Texas Judicial Section. Additionally, he is a trustee of the Post Oak School in Houston, governing director of the Houston Symphony Society and chair of its Artistic Affairs Committee, and member of the American Leadership Forum Class XXXVIII and the Houston Civic Symphony First Violin Section. Busby received a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law.