Supreme Court of Texas Blog

How often have each Justice's
authored opinions been joined?

Showing the 2016 Term
(September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016)

  Solo Hecht Green Johnson Willett Guzman Lehrmann Boyd Devine Brown
Hecht 8.3   91.7 58.3 63.6 75.0 63.6 50.0 75.0 75.0
Green 0.0 83.3   100.0 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3 100.0
Johnson 25.0 50.0 50.0   62.5 57.1 50.0 75.0 50.0 50.0
Willett 30.0 70.0 70.0 60.0   60.0 70.0 44.4 70.0 66.7
Guzman 16.7 41.7 50.0 50.0 41.7   58.3 54.5 41.7 63.6
Lehrmann 11.1 66.7 66.7 77.8 66.7 77.8   77.8 88.9 77.8
Boyd 11.8 35.3 35.3 56.2 62.5 35.3 58.8   52.9 35.3
Devine 7.7 91.7 69.2 83.3 83.3 75.0 92.3 81.8   61.5
Brown 11.1 87.5 88.9 57.1 75.0 87.5 77.8 62.5 66.7  

Each row shows what percentage of a Justice's opinions were "Solo" opinions and what percentage were joined by each other member of the Court. (Because not all Justices have sat on all cases, adding the overall "Solo" column to a particular Justice's join rate might total more than 100%.)