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 words, lawmakers decide if laws pass, but judges decide if laws pass muster. — Don Willett Copy Share Image
I've long favored smart judicial-selection reform - every member of my court does - and every legislative session, reform measures are filed... and then they fail. — 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
