If you're a Texas Supreme Court Justice hopscotching across 254 counties, trying to tattoo your name onto the noggins of millions of voters, you must find creative ways to raise visibility and build awareness. Twitter, Facebook, etc. are low-cost but… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
The judiciary wields enormous power but is utterly mysterious to most Americans. People know more about 'American Idol' judges than Supreme Court judges. Done right, social media is a high-octane tool to boost civic awareness. — Don Willett Copy Share Image
If legislators come to believe that police power is an ever-present constitutional trump card they can play whenever it suits them, overreaching is inexorable. — Don Willett Copy Share Image
I was recently designated Tweeter Laureate of Texas, which apparently is a thing. — Don Willett Copy Share Image
Usually what goes through my mind before I hit the tweet button is, did I misspell or mis-grammatize anything, but also, is this worth… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
I don't remember much of my childhood. My father passed away when I was six, and sadly, I don't have the fuzziest, foggiest memory… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
Judges should always behave judicially by adjudicating, never politically by legislating. I leave policy to policymakers. They're preeminent, but they're not omnipotent. In other… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
In parenting, as in judging, the days are long, but the years are short. — Don Willett Copy Share Image
I think people just find it remarkable that a high court justice would step out from behind the bench and have a persona that's… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
Our Constitution exists to secure individual freedom, the essential condition of human flourishing. Liberty is not provided by government; liberty preexists government. It's our… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
When writing, I split my time between my chambers and my satellite office: my neighborhood Chick-fil-A. It offers the word-nerd trifecta: I bring Bose… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
Unlike tennis matches, Supreme Court decisions are tiebreaker-free, meaning the lower-court ruling stands without any high-court guidance. — Don Willett Copy Share Image
Re-election comes every six years, which explains why I spend so much time on Twitter. If you're an obscure judge whose name ID hovers… — Don Willett Copy Share Image
If you're president, it's often your court appointments that seal your legacy with a capital L. — Don Willett Copy Share Image
