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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2020 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2020)

Blacklock

Blacklock

Green

Green

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 175 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	149/175	85.1%
Different opinions, same judgment	1/175	0.6%
Agreed on judgment	154/175	88.0%
Disagreed on judgment	21/175	12.0%

And 38 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	16/38	42.1%
Different opinions, same judgment	1/38	2.6%
Agreed on judgment	17/38	44.7%
Disagreed on judgment	21/38	55.3%

Within those 38 cases that had a dissent:

16 cases:
Joined the same opinions

WILLIAM A. BREWER III v. LENNOX HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC; TURNER & WITT PLUMBING, INC.; STRONG CUSTOM BUILDERS, LLC; THERMO DYNAMIC INSULATION, LLC; STATE FARM LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY; KEN AND BECKY TEEL; ROSS AND MEG RUSHING, No. 18-0426

SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY v. AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD, L.P. AND HAYWARD BAKER, INC., No. 17-0905

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION v. GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 18-0566

DEBRA C. GUNN, M.D., OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A., AND OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES P.L.L.C. v. ANDRE MCCOY, AS PERMANENT GUARDIAN OF SHANNON MILES MCCOY, AN INCAPACITATED PERSON, No. 16-0125

AMERICAN K-9 DETECTION SERVICES, LLC AND HILL COUNTRY DOG CENTER, LLC v. LATASHA FREEMAN, No. 15-0932

RICHARD T. ARCHER, DAVID B. ARCHER, CAROL ARCHER BUGG, JOHN V. ARCHER, KAREN ARCHER BALL, AND SHERRI ARCHER v. T. MARK ANDERSON AND CHRISTINE ANDERSON, AS CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF TED ANDERSON, No. 16-0256

JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS v. JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, No. 16-0498

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; WARNER BROS. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, INC. D/B/A WARNER BROS. ADVANCED DIGITAL SERVICES; TMZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.; EHM PRODUCTION, INC. D/B/A TMZ; TMZ.COM; AND ELIZABETH MCKERNAN v. ROBERT JONES, No. 18-0068

W&T OFFSHORE, INC. v. WESLEY FREDIEU, No. 18-1134

WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. JAMES WEDEL AND MICHELLE WEDEL, No. 17-0462

DAWN NETTLES v. GTECH CORPORATION AND THE TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION, No. 17-1010

CLINTON W. (“BUDDY”) PIKE, SR., DANIEL L. WALKER, W. TOBIN WILSON, VHSC CEMENT, LLC, AND FEW READY MIX CONCRETE CO. v. TEXAS EMC MANAGEMENT, LLC, TEXAS EMC PRODUCTS, LP, AND EMC CEMENT, BV, No. 17-0557

BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., No. 17-0332

GUY JAMES GRAY v. PATRICIA SKELTON, No. 18-0386

PIRANHA PARTNERS, RANDOLPH MUNDT, AND THOMAS H. OWEN, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARTNERS OF PIRANHA PARTNERS, AND CHARLES RAY OWEN v. JOE B. NEUHOFF AND NANCY M. NEUHOFF; THOMAS H. NEUHOFF AND JUDY A. NEUHOFF; ROBERT V. NEUHOFF AND ANDREA D. NEUHOFF; AND BOCA VAIL, INC., No. 18-0581

UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD v. VALERIE REDUS, ET AL., No. 18-0351

1 case:
Some divergence on opinions

RUBEN ALEMAN, M.D. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 17-0385

21 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

KMS RETAIL ROWLETT, LP F/K/A KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE, LP v. CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, No. 17-0850

LADONNA DEGAN, RIC TERRONES, JOHN MCGUIRE, REED HIGGINS, MIKE GURLEY, LARRY EDDINGTON, AND STEVEN MCBRIDE v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM, No. 19-0234

GEORGE P. BUSH, AS THE LAND COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE v. LONE OAK CLUB, LLC, No. 18-0264

USAA TEXAS LLOYDS COMPANY v. GAIL MENCHACA, No. 14-0721

MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY—USA, A DELAWARE CORPORATION v. SHIRLEY ADAMS, CHARLENE BURGESS, WILLIE MAE HERBST JASIK, WILLIAM ALBERT HERBST, HELEN HERBST, AND R. MAY OIL & GAS COMPANY, LTD., No. 16-0505

EX PARTE E.H., No. 18-0932

THOMAS A. LALONDE, JR., P.E., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A LEE ENGINEERING CO., LEE ENGINEERING CO., STANLEY HAROLD PRATHER AND PRATHER ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC. v. PAUL GOSNELL AND KIM GOSNELL, No. 16-0966

IN THE INTEREST OF H.S., A MINOR CHILD, No. 16-0715

BARBARA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-0640

U.S. SHALE ENERGY II, LLC, RAYMOND B. ROUSH, RUTHIE ROUSH DODGE, AND DAVID E. ROUSH v. LABORDE PROPERTIES, L.P., AND LABORDE MANAGEMENT, LLC, No. 17-0111

AMANDA BRADSHAW v. BARNEY SAMUEL BRADSHAW, No. 16-0328

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. ROXANA TENORIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF PEDRO TENORIO, DECEASED, No. 16-0356

IN RE OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, OXY INGLESIDE ENERGY CENTER, LLC, OXY INGLESIDE LPG TERMINAL LLC, AND OXY INGLESIDE OIL TERMINAL LLC, No. 18-0660

CONWAY WAAK, JR. AND MARLENE WAAK D/B/A CARMINE CHAROLAIS RANCH AND CARMINE CHAROLAIS RANCH v. RAUL AMPARO ZUNIGA RODRIGUEZ AND ANA MARIA ORTIZ MARTINEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF RAUL AMPARO ZUNIGA ORTIZ JR.; AND JUANA GUADALUPE MARTINEZ, AS NEXT FRIEND OF SEBASTIAN ZUNIGA AND WENDY ZUNIGA, ET AL., No. 19-0167

IN RE NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING CO., LTD., No. 16-0851

IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, No. 17-0634

BONSMARA NATURAL BEEF COMPANY, LLC AND GEORGE CHAPMAN, INDIVIDUALLY v. HART OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS, LLC, JAMES MICHAEL HAYES, INDIVIDUALLY, LYNN LANDRUM, INDIVIDUALLY, AND HENRY O. PICKETT II, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 19-0263

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER v. LANCE MCKENZIE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF COURTNEY MCKENZIE-THUE (DECEASED), AND DEBORAH DIVER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF J.O., A MINOR, No. 17-0730

OSCAR ORTIZ v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-1048

TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND, TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY, TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. v. PHI AIR MEDICAL, LLC, No. 18-0216

IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041