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Don Willett
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2, 2018
Republican Don Willett (incumbent) 2,135,612 51.05% −33.21%
Democratic Bill Moody 1,877,90944.89%N/A
Libertarian Wade Wilson169,9184.06%−9.58%
Majority257,7036.16%−62.36%
Total votes4,183,439 100.00% −8.69%
Republican hold Swing −33.21%
2012
Texas Supreme Court – Place 2 Republican Primary, May 29, 2012 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Don Willett (incumbent) 644,807 56.82% +6.27%
Republican Steven Wayne Smith 490,08943.18%−6.27%
Majority154,71813.64%+12.54%
Total votes1,134,896 100.00% +104.61%
Texas Supreme Court – Place 2 Election Results, November 6, 2012 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Don Willett (incumbent) 4,771,916 78.77% +27.72%
Libertarian RS Roberto Koelsch1,285,79421.23%+17.17%
Majority3,486,12257.54%+51.38%
Total votes6,057,710 100.00% +44.80%
Republican hold Swing +27.72%

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  6. ↑ Marc Cowart, associate editor, Texas Conservative Review, edited and published by Gary M. Polland, Houston, Texas, May 2012, p. 7
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  11. ↑ "Presidential Nomination 1077, 115th United States Congress". congress.gov. United States Congress. December 13, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  12. ↑ " Eleven Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today" White House, October 3, 2017
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  14. ↑ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2017" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
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  22. ↑ Note, Recent Case: Fifth Circuit Holds Medical Board Investigators Are Protected by Qualified Immunity in Warrantless Search of Records , 132 Harv. L. Rev. 2042(2019).
  23. ↑ Zadeh v. Robinson, 902F.3d483 (5th Cir.2018).
  24. ↑ "Judge Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  25. ↑ Benson, Eric (November 17, 2016). "Don Willett's Quiet Revolution". Texas Observer. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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