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Don R. Willett
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 50 to 47Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- October 3, 2017
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 15, 2017
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), December 7, 2017
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 50 to 47
- Confirmed
- December 13, 2017
- Commissioned
- January 2, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1966, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Jerre S. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1992-1993
- Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1993-1996
- Director of research and special projects, Office of Gov. George W. Bush, Texas, 1996-2000
- Domestic policy and special projects advisor, George W. Bush presidential campaign and transition team, 2000-2001
- Special assistant to President George W. Bush, 2001-2002
- Deputy assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2002-2003
- Deputy attorney general for legal counsel, State of Texas, 2003-2005
- Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 2005-2017
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