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Voting-affinity data
for the 2014-2017 Terms
(September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2017)

Boyd
Boyd
Devine
Devine

In 2014-2017, they participated together in 239 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 191/239 79.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/239 2.9%
Agreed on judgment 212/239 88.7%
Disagreed on judgment 26/239 10.9%

And 62 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 29/62 46.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/62 11.3%
Agreed on judgment 36/62 58.1%
Disagreed on judgment 26/62 41.9%
 

Within those 62 cases that had a dissent:

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

TENET HOSPITALS LIMITED, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND MICHAEL D. COMPTON, M.D. v. ELIZABETH RIVERA, AS NEXT FRIEND FOR M.R., No. 13-0096
BoydDevineMajority
PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597
BoydDevineMajority
CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861
BoydDevineMajority
JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745
BoydDevineDissent
BoydDevineMajority
BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635
BoydDevineMajority
THE FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS, THE CREDIT UNION COMMISSION OF TEXAS, AND TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION v. VALERIE NORWOOD, ELISE SHOWS, MARYANN ROBLES-VALDEZ, BOBBY MARTIN, PAMELA COOPER, AND CARLOS RIVAS, No. 10-0121
BoydDevineMajority
BoydDevineOn Rehearing
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303
BoydDevineDissent
BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353
BoydDevineDissent
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272
BoydDevineMajority
LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447
BoydDevineMajority
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. DAISY E. SYNATZSKE AND GRACE ANNETTE WEBB, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES AND CO-EXECUTRIXES OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH EMMITE, SR., JOSEPH EMMITE, JR., DOROTHY A. DAY, VERA J. GIALMALVA AND JAMES R. EMMITE, No. 12-0617
BoydDevineDissent
LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND TOMMY FISHER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT v. CHURCH & AKIN, L.L.C., No. 12-1039
BoydDevineMajority
SUSAN ELAINE BOSTIC, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEIRS AND ESTATE OF TIMOTHY SHAWN BOSTIC, DECEASED; HELEN DONNAHOE; AND KYLE ANTHONY BOSTIC v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, No. 10-0775
BoydDevineDissent
IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073
BoydDevineDissent
BARBARA D. COSGROVE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE TRUSTEE OF THE CHARLES AND BARBARA COSGROVE FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST v. MICHAEL CADE AND BILLIE CADE, No. 14-0346
BoydDevineDissent
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080
BoydDevineMajority
ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714
BoydDevineMajority
ETC MARKETING, LTD. v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 15-0687
BoydDevineMajority
NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502
BoydDevineMajority
UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921
BoydDevineDissent
MICHAEL MCINTYRE AND LAURA MCINTYRE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN, K.M., L.M., C.M., M.M., AND L.M. v. EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. LORENZO GARCIA, AND MARK MENDOZA, No. 14-0732
BoydDevineMajority
BYRON D. NEELY, INDIVIDUALLY, AND BYRON D. NEELY, M.D., P.A. v. NANCI WILSON, CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS, L.P., D/B/A KEYE-TV AND VIACOM, INC., No. 11-0228
BoydDevineMajority
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901
BoydDevineMajority
WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056
BoydDevineMajority
CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. AND CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. v. MARTHA ROWAN HYDER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIX AND TRUSTEE UNDER THE WILL OF ELTON M. HYDER, JR., DECEASED, AND AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE ELTON M. HYDER JR. RESIDUARY TRUST, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE ELTON M. HYDER JR. MARITAL TRUST; BRENT ROWAN HY, No. 14-0302
BoydDevineMajority
IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670
BoydDevineMajority
HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604
BoydDevineDissent
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. RICKY MATAK, BELINDA MATAK AND MISTY SONNIER, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER PETE LOGAN MATAK, DECEASED, No. 13-0042
BoydDevineDissent
IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328
BoydDevineMajority

7 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

WAL-MART STORES, INCORPORATED v. DORIS FORTE, O.D., ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND ALL OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED PERSONS; BRIDGET LEESANG, O.D.; DAVID WIGGINS, O.D.; AND JOHN BOLDAN, O.D., No. 15-0146
BoydDevineDissent
IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957
BoydDevineDissent
BoydSpeckDissent
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338
SpeckDevinePlurality
BoydSpeckConcurrence
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086
SpeckDevineDissent
BoydDevineDissent
HALEY HEBNER AND DARRIN CHARLES SCOTT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF R.M.S., A MINOR v. NAGAKRISHNA REDDY, M.D., AND NEW BRAUNFELS OB/GYN, P.A., No. 14-0593
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckDevineMajority
ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657
SpeckDevineMajority
SpeckDevineConcurrence
BoydSpeckConcurrence
GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804
BoydDevinePlurality
SpeckDevineConcurrence

26 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydDevineMajority
PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596
SpeckDevineConcur/Dissent
BoydSpeckMajority
BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydDevineMajority
MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckDevinePlurality
RON SOMMERS, AS CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE FOR ALABAMA AND DUNLAVY, LTD., FLAT STONE II, LTD., AND FLAT STONE, LTD., AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JAY COHEN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE JHC TRUSTS I AND II v. SANDCASTLE HOMES, INC., No. 15-0847
SpeckDevineDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
THE BOEING COMPANY AND THE GREATER KELLY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY N/K/A THE PORT AUTHORITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, No. 12-1007
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
STATE OF TEXAS v. ANGELIQUE NAYLOR AND SABINA DALY, No. 11-0114
BoydSpeckMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckDevineDissent
SpeckDevineDissent
KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728
BoydDevineMajority
SpeckDevineConcurrence
BoydSpeckDissent
MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckDevineMajority
KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
AMERICO LIFE, INC., AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, GREAT SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE OHIO STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL FARMERS UNION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. ROBERT L. MYER AND STRIDER MARKETING GROUP, INC., No. 12-0739
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772
SpeckDevineMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority