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Don Willett

Don Willett

Don R. Willett, a former state and federal government attorney, was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court in 2005 before winning election to the Place 2 seat in 2006 and again in 2012 before President Donald Trump nominated him to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017. The Senate confirmed the nomination in December 2017. Willett was previously also widely known, and followed, for his Twitter posts though it was unknown if he’d continue tweeting as a federal appeals judge.  

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Don Willett
stated on January 12, 2017 a speech at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event
"The overwhelming majority of America’s elite universities, they no longer require history majors to take a single course in American history."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 30, 2017
Don Willett
Don Willett
stated on May 13, 2016 the majority Texas Supreme Court opinion in Texas school finance case
Before 2005, "the percentage of" Texas high school "students meeting the college readiness standards of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board stood at 28% in English and 42% in math. Those figures stood at 65% and 66% in 2013."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2016
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