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Perry selects Brister to fill appellate seat AUSTIN (AP) – Appellate court judge Scott A. Brister was named Friday to fill an open seat on the Texas Supreme Court, a job he intends to run for in next year’s election. Republican Gov. Rick Perry, surrounded by several of the court’s nine justices, announced Brister’s appointment and called him ‘‘one of the most qualified, experienced jurists in Texas.’’ ‘‘I am very confident that Justice Brister will serve with distinction for many years on the Texas Supreme Court,’’ Perry said. Most recently, Brister has been chief justice for the 14th Court of...