Don Willett

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Don Willett
July 16, 1966
Texas Supreme Court Justice
Assumed office
August 24, 2005
Term ends
December 31, 2012
Deputy Texas Attorney General
In office
2003-2005
Political party
Republican

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Don R. Willett is a justice of the Texas Supreme Court, in Place 2. He was appointed to this position by Governor Rick Perry and took office on August 24, 2005. His current term will expire on December 31, 2012.

Education

Willett received his BBA from Baylor University in 1988 and his A.M. and J.D. from Duke University in 1992. [1]

Career

After graduating from law school, Willett clerked for Judge Jerre Williams in the Fifth Circuit. In 1996, he joined then-Governor George W. Bush's administration, as Director of Research & Special Projects. He also worked with the Bush-Cheney 2000 Presidential Campaign and Transition Team. From there, he was a Deputy Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice, but he left to join Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office in 2003, where he worked until his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court in 2005.[2]

2006 election

Willett was elected to his seat on November 7, 2006. He narrowly defeated William Moody and Wade Wilson, winning 51.04% of the vote. [3].

Notable rulings

Willett's first majority opinion was Willis v. Donnelly, which was released on June 2, 2006. Willett wrote for a unanimous court in a case dealing with shareholder liability in close corporations.[4]

External links

References

The Texas Project on Judgepedia
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