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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2016 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2016)

Boyd
Boyd
Green
Green

In 2010-2016, they participated together in 221 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 168/221 76.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/221 5.4%
Agreed on judgment 180/221 81.4%
Disagreed on judgment 41/221 18.6%

And 87 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 34/87 39.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/87 13.8%
Agreed on judgment 46/87 52.9%
Disagreed on judgment 41/87 47.1%
 

Within those 87 cases that had some split opinions:

34 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
BoydGreenMajority
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303
BoydGreenDissent
LEZLEA ROSS v. ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL, No. 13-0439
BoydGreenMajority
BROWN & GAY ENGINEERING, INC. v. ZULEIMA OLIVARES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PEDRO OLIVARES, JR., & PEDRO OLIVARES, No. 13-0605
BoydGreenMajority
EL PASO FIELD SERVICES, L.P. AND GULFTERRA SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. F/K/A EL PASO SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. v. MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND MASTEC, INC., No. 10-0648
BoydGreenMajority
THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS AND ROUND ROCK FIRE CHIEF LARRY HODGE v. JAIME RODRIGUEZ AND ROUND ROCK FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, No. 10-0666
BoydGreenMajority
CARLA STRICKLAND v. KATHRYN AND JEREMY MEDLEN, No. 12-0047
BoydGreenMajority
KINGSAIRE, INC. D/B/A KINGS AIRE, INC. v. JORGE MELENDEZ, No. 14-0006
BoydGreenMajority
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
BoydGreenMajority
BoydGreenOn Rehearing
DYNEGY INC. v. TERRY W. YATES, INDIVIDUALLY, AND TERRY W. YATES, P.C., No. 11-0541
BoydGreenMajority
GEOFFREY DUGGER v. MARY ANN ARREDONDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOEL MARTINEZ, DECEASED, No. 11-0549
BoydGreenMajority
CITY OF LORENA, TEXAS v. BMTP HOLDINGS, L.P., No. 11-0554
BoydGreenMajority
MICHAEL A. ZANCHI, M.D., MICHAEL A. ZANCHI, M.D., P.A., AND PARIS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA, P.A. v. REGINALD KEITH LANE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JUAMEKA CYNARRA ROSS, DECEASED, ET AL., No. 11-0826
BoydGreenMajority
PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597
BoydGreenMajority
COINMACH CORP. F/K/A SOLON AUTOMATED SERVICES, INC. v. ASPENWOOD APARTMENT CORP., No. 11-0213
BoydGreenMajority
ROSSCER CRAIG TUCKER, II v. LIZABETH THOMAS, No. 12-0183
BoydGreenMajority
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272
BoydGreenMajority
LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447
BoydGreenMajority
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846
BoydGreenMajority
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
BoydGreenMajority
IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670
BoydGreenMajority
CITY OF HOUSTON v. JAMES & ELIZABETH CARLSON, ET AL., No. 13-0435
BoydGreenMajority
IN RE STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, No. 13-0537
BoydGreenMajority
ALLEN MARK DACUS, ELIZABETH C. PEREZ, AND REV. ROBERT JEFFERSON v. ANNISE D. PARKER AND CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 13-0047
BoydGreenMajority
HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RAILWAY CO., BNSF RAILWAY CO., AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND DANIEL KRUEGER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING, No. 14-0459
BoydGreenMajority
LEONARD K. HOSKINS v. COLONEL CLIFTON HOSKINS AND HOSKINS, INC., No. 15-0046
BoydGreenMajority
THE STATE OF TEXAS v. ONE (1) 2004 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, VIN # 5LMFU27RX4LJ28242, No. 14-0692
BoydGreenMajority
BRENTON M. STANFIELD, THOMAS P. STONE, STONE & ASSOCIATES, LLP, AND JIMMY VAN KNIGHTON, II v. JON T. NEUBAUM AND BARBARA NEUBAUM, No. 15-0387
BoydGreenMajority
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901
BoydGreenMajority
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
BoydGreenMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CITY OF EDINBURG v. A.P.I. PIPE AND SUPPLY, L.L.C. AND PAISANO SERVICE COMPANY, INC., No. 10-1020
BoydGreenMajority
RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620
BoydGreenDissent
ROYSTON, RAYZOR, VICKERY, & WILLIAMS, LLP v. FRANCISCO "FRANK" LOPEZ, No. 13-1026
BoydGreenMajority
IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328
BoydGreenMajority

12 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

IN RE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, No. 13-0161
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338
SpeckGreenPlurality
BoydSpeckConcurrence
LENNAR CORPORATION, LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS SALES & MARKETING LTD. AND LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS LAND & CONSTRUCTION, LTD. v. MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11-0394
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence
IN RE MICHAEL N. BLAIR, No. 11-0441
SpeckGreenPlurality
BoydSpeckConcurrence
ROBERT MASTERSON, MARK BROWN, GEORGE BUTLER, CHARLES WESTBROOK, RICHEY OLIVER, CRAIG PORTER, SHARON WEBER, JUNE SMITH, RITA BAKER, STEPHANIE PEDDY, BILLIE RUTH HODGES, DALLAS CHRISTIAN, AND THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD v. THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS, THE REV. CELIA ELLERY, DON GRIFFIS, AND MICHAEL RYAN, No. 11-0332
BoydGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence
STATE OF TEXAS v. ANGELIQUE NAYLOR AND SABINA DALY, No. 11-0114
BoydGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence
BOB GREENE, AS NEXT FRIEND OF LEWAYNE GREENE v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, No. 12-0867
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence
COYOTE LAKE RANCH, LLC v. THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, No. 14-0572
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGreenMajority
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
SpeckGreenMajority
MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; GLENN HEGAR, TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY v. THE TEXAS TAXPAYER AND STUDENT FAIRNESS COALITION, ET AL.; CALHOUN COUNTY ISD, ET AL.; EDGEWOOD ISD, ET AL.; FORT BEND ISD, ET AL.; TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, ET AL.; AND JOYCE COLEMAN, ET AL., No. 14-0776
BoydSpeckConcurrence
BoydGreenMajority
PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC. AND MISSION VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D/B/A MISSION VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER v. KENNETH PALIT, No. 12-0388
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence
ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcurrence

41 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydGreenMajority
PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydGreenMajority
JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydGreenMajority
PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGreenMajority
TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGreenMajority
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
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGreenMajority
THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. ROGER BATES, MICHAEL L. SPRATT AND DOUGLAS SPRINGER, No. 11-0778
BoydGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
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
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, ET AL. v. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ET AL., No. 11-0265
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
JOSE L. ELIZONDO AND GUILLERMINA ELIZONDO v. RONALD D. KRIST, THE KRIST LAW FIRM, P.C., KEVIN D. KRIST, AND WILLIAM T. WELLS, No. 11-0438
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
TEXAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE v. MICHELE NGAKOUE, No. 11-0686
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. RICKY ADCOCK, No. 11-0934
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckGreenDissent
IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckGreenDissent
KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596
SpeckGreenConcur/Dissent
BoydSpeckMajority
IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydSpeckDissent
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
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
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
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckGreenDissent
IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728
BoydGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckGreenDissent
MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080
BoydSpeckMajority
SpeckGreenDissent
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGreenMajority
JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckGreenMajority
CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGreenMajority
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
SpeckGreenPlurality
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
SpeckGreenDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGreenMajority
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
SpeckGreenDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
KEVIN T. MORTON v. HUNG NGUYEN AND CAROL S. NGUYEN, No. 12-0539
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
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
SpeckGreenMajority
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
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804
BoydSpeckPlurality
SpeckGreenDissent
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
SpeckGreenMajority
BoydSpeckDissent
ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714
SpeckGreenDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckGreenMajority