Don Willett
| Don Willett | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Texas Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Justice |
| Position: | Place 2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Rick Perry |
| Active: | 2005 - 2018 |
| Past post: | Deputy Texas Attorney General |
| Past term: | 2003 - 2005 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | July 16, 1966 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Bachelors: | Baylor University, 1988 |
| Law School: | Duke University, 1992 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Supreme Court |
| State: | Texas |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Primary date: | May 29, 2012 |
| Primary vote: | 57.7% |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 78.8% |
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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 in 2018.[1]
Education
Willett received his BBA from Baylor University in 1988 and his A.M. and J.D. from Duke University in 1992. [2]
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.[3]
Elections
2012
Willett defeated Libertarian Robert Stuart Koelsch in the general election on November 6, 2012 with 78.8% of the vote.[4]
Willett defeated Steve Smith in the Republican primary on May 29, winning 57.7% of the vote.[5] [6] [7]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Endorsements
- Young Conservatives of Texas [8]
Campaign ads
In 2012 Don Willett spent $1,167,930 on primary TV ads.[9]
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2006
Willett was elected to his seat on November 7, 2006. He narrowly defeated William Moody and Wade Wilson, winning 51.04% of the vote. [10].
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.[11]
Conservative record
According to the endorsement of the Young Conservatives of Texas:
Justice Willett has earned consensus support from every corner of the conservative movement: pro-life, pro-faith, pro-family, pro-liberty, pro-gun rights, pro-law enforcement, pro-private property, and pro-limited government. [8]
External links
- The Supreme Court of Texas, Justice Don R. Willett, Place 2
- Project Vote Smart, Justice Don R. Willett (TX)
- Texas Supreme Court Opinions by Justice Don R. Willett
- Official Campaign website
- Austin American-Statesman, "No Founder Left Behind", September 17, 2008
- Keep Justice Willett Campaign website
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelection - ↑ Project Vote Smart, Justice Don R. Willett (TX)
- ↑ The Supreme Court of Texas, Justice Don R. Willett, Place 2
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: 2012 General Election Summary Select "2012 General Election"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, 2012 Primary Election Results
- ↑ 2012 Texas Republican Candidates
- ↑ DailyTimes.com, "Supreme Court justice seeks another term," November 29, 2011
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Young Conservatives of Texas, "YCT Endorses Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett," November 28, 2011
- ↑ Justice at Stake, "Campaign Money Patterns Entering New Phase in 2012 Judicial Races," September 13, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, 2006 General Election results
- ↑ Willis v. Donnelly
