Quotes by Don Willett - Page 1

In parenting, as in judging, the days are long, but the years are short.
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Judging
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Folks are astounded that 'judge' isn't a synonym for 'humorless Luddite.'
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Astounded
Synonym
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There is a profound difference between an activist judge and an engaged judge.
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Engaged
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I was recently designated Tweeter Laureate of Texas, which apparently is a thing.
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Texas
Apparently
Laureate
Recently
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My political consultant said I'm the only client of his that he does not worry about.
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If judicial review means anything, it is that judicial restraint does not allow everything.
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Judicial
Judicial Review
Restraint
Anything
Allow
Does
Means
Review
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If you're president, it's often your court appointments that seal your legacy with a capital L.
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Appointments
Legacy
Capital
Seal
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Laws that impinge your constitutionally protected right to earn an honest living must not be preposterous.
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Protected
Earn
Impinge
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Serving 27 million Texans spread across 254 counties and two time zones isn't a job for those who require a lot of sleep.
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Serving
Spread
Zone
Across
Counties
Million
Require
Texans
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One truth I've learned as a father: Children want presence more than presents. They don't want to read about you; they want you.
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Presence
Presents
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Unlike tennis matches, Supreme Court decisions are tiebreaker-free, meaning the lower-court ruling stands without any high-court guidance.
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Guidance
Ruling
Supreme
Supreme Court
Tennis
Unlike
Matches
Stands
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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.
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Inexorable
Legislators
Trump
Card
Constitutional
Whenever
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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.
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Reform
Session
Favored
Legislative
Measures
Member
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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 polluting the interwebs with for posterity?
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Posterity
Tweet
Hit
Button
Polluting
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A Charlie Brown Christmas' is a national treasure because it delivers beautifully the central miracle of Christmas: Emmanuel - God With Us. From the wood of the manger to the wood of the cross.
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Christmas
Treasure
Beautifully
Central
Charlie Brown
Cross
Wood
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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 headphones; they provide Wi-Fi and waffle fries.
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Fries
Headphones
My Time
Neighborhood
Offers
Chambers
Satellite
Split
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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.
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American Idol
Boost
Enormous
Judiciary
Mysterious
Social Media
Supreme
Supreme Court
Civic
Idol
Judges
Utterly
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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 not the traditional, stodgy, fuddy-duddy persona, but actually comes across as authentic and engaging.
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Engaging
Persona
Remarkable
Authentic
Bench
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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 of him - what his voice was like, anything he ever said to me, nothing. My early years are a total blur.
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Blur
Childhood Me Remember
Early Years
Passed
Sadly
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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.
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Muster
Omnipotent
Policy
In Other Words
Words Always Never
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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 natural birthright, not a gift from the sovereign. Our founders upended things and divided power to enshrine a promise, not a process.
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Birthright
Divided
Flourishing
Founders
Individual
Individual Freedom
Liberty
Natural
Process
Promise
Secure
Sovereign
Freedom Power Government
Condition
Power Freedom Government
Essential
Exists
Provided
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Would I tweet if I didn't run for office? Maybe, but I'd certainly use Twitter to stay abreast of warp-speed happenings in the world and to enjoy the musings of smart, fascinating people. Twitter is a neat, one-stop compilation of smart, incisive viewpoints on every imaginable topic from a riveting cross-section of folks.
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Compilation
Fascinating
Folks
Happenings
Neat
Tweet
Viewpoints
Abreast
World Smart People
Cross-Section
Imaginable
Topic
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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 between infinitesimal and zilch, it's political malpractice to neglect social media. I'm probably the tweetingest judge in America, which, admittedly, is like being the tallest Munchkin in Oz.
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Malpractice
Neglect
Obscure
Social Media
Admittedly
Explains
Id
Oz
Re-Election
So Much Time
Tallest
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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 high-yield ways to leverage the support of key influencers and opinion leaders.
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Supreme
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice
Tattoo
Visibility
Voters
Counties
Creative Ways
Facebook
Leverage
Low-Cost
Onto
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