Eva Guzman, an associate justice on the 14th Court of Appeals, has been selected by Rick Perry to fill the vacant seat of Republican Scott Brister on the Texas Supreme Court.
Guzman, a 1989 graduate of South Texas College of Law, is the first Latina to serve on the high court. In 1999, then-Gov. George W. Bush appointed Guzman to the 309th District Court, a family law bench. In 2001, Perry appointed Guzman to the 14th Court. "Justice Guzman is known throughout legal circles as a strict constructionist with an unmatched work ethic, and has demonstrated a proven record of sound jurisprudence," Perry says in a prepared statement. "I am proud to appoint this principled, conservative judge as the first Hispanic woman on the Supreme Court of Texas."
Of note, 3rd Court of Appeals justice Republican Bob Pemberton had also sought the appointment.
