Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2018
Appointed by
Donald Trump
Preceded by
Emilio M. Garza
Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
In office August 24, 2005 – January 2, 2018
Appointed by
Rick Perry
Preceded by
Priscilla Owen
Succeeded by
Jimmy Blacklock
Personal details
Born
(1966-07-16) July 16, 1966 (age 57) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Tiffany Willett
Children
3
Education
Baylor University (BBA) Duke University (MA, JD, LLM)
Donny Ray Willett (born July 16, 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.[1] He was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2005 to 2018.
^Don Willett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Donny Ray Willett (born July 16, 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston. Blacklock replaced DonWillett, who now sits on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appellate...
Circuit), David Stras (Eighth Circuit), Allison H. Eid (Tenth Circuit), DonWillett (Fifth Circuit), and Britt Grant (Eleventh Circuit). Conversely, two...
and the Second Amendment Foundation. In August 2018, Circuit Judge DonWillett concurred dubitante when the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
After graduating from law school, he was a law clerk to then-Justice DonWillett of the Supreme Court of Texas. Starr then served as a staff attorney...
2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Don R. Willett, of Texas, to be a Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Charles K. Wiggins, 1976 – Washington Supreme Court associate justice DonWillett, 1992, LLM 2016 – U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge and...
Plays: Nine. Ed. John Willett and Ralph Manheim. New York: Vintage. The Tutor; Coriolanus; The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431; Don Juan; and Trumpets...
former United States Federal Judge for the Eastern District of Texas DonWillett, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for...
Ed Meese, William Pryor, Phyllis Schlafly, Eugene Volokh, Ed Whelan, DonWillett, and John Yoo. Conservatism portal List of law reviews in the United...
Education, Position 8; Christi Craddick - Texas Railroad Commissioner; DonWillett - Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 2; John Devine - Texas Supreme Court...
on January 2, 2018. Justice Blacklock filled the vacant seat left by DonWillett due to his appointment by President Donald Trump to the U.S. 5th Circuit...
(also a longtime member of Moe Tucker's band), multi-instrumentalist Jason Willett, Mick Hobbs, and drummer Gilles Reider. Since then, the group has worked...
Rodney T. Willett is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2020, representing the 58th...
Leon Jaworski – Attorney Ken Paxton – Texas Attorney General, impeached DonWillett – Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas Roxanne Wilson – Attorney "Happy...
Circuit Charles K. Wiggins (J.D. 1976), justice, Washington Supreme Court DonWillett (A.M. 1992, J.D. 1992), judge, United States Court of Appeals for the...
Brotherhood. This group met James and Lauren Willett at a cabin. In November 1972, Monfort and Craig forced James Willett to dig his own grave and then shot him...
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