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Voting-affinity data
for the 2019-2022 Terms
(September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2022)

Boyd
Boyd
Lehrmann
Lehrmann

In 2019-2022, they participated together in 376 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 326/376 86.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/376 4.0%
Agreed on judgment 341/376 90.7%
Disagreed on judgment 35/376 9.3%

And 92 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 42/92 45.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/92 16.3%
Agreed on judgment 57/92 62.0%
Disagreed on judgment 35/92 38.0%
 

Within those 92 cases that had some split opinions:

42 cases:
Joined the same opinions

ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. IMPERIAL PERFORMING ARTS, INC., No. 17-0660
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN RE STEVEN HOTZE, M.D., HON. ALLEN WEST, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS, HON. SID MILLER, HON. MARK HENRY, HON. CHARLES PERRY, HON. PAT FALLON, HON. BILL ZEDLER, HON. CECIL BELL, JR., HON. STEVE TOTH, HON. DAN FLYNN, HON. MATT RINALDI, HON. RICK GREEN, HON. MOLLY WHITE, HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY/HON. KEITH NIELSEN, HON. BRYAN SLATON, HON. ROBIN ARMSTRONG, M.D., JIM GRAHAM, HON. CATHIE ADAMS, HON. JOANN FLEMING, JULIE MCCARTY, SHARON HEMPHILL, AND AL HARTMAN, No. 20-0739
BoydLehrmannMajority
GEORGE P. BUSH, AS THE LAND COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE v. LONE OAK CLUB, LLC, No. 18-0264
BoydLehrmannMajority
LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN RE THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY; MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; AND DORIS DELANEY, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, No. 20-0404
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328
BoydLehrmannMajority
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400
BoydLehrmannMajority
THE EL PASO EDUCATION INITIATIVE, INC., D/B/A BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL v. AMEX PROPERTIES, LLC, No. 18-1167
BoydLehrmannMajority
OZIER HURST v. NATIONAL SECURITY FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, ACTION CLAIM SERVICE, INC., AND AARON TIMMINS, No. 17-0719
BoydLehrmannOther
EX PARTE E.H., No. 18-0932
BoydLehrmannMajority
REY GARZA v. ROXANA REGALADO HARRISON AND JOSEPH SANTELLANA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS RESPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHEN ANTHONY SANTELLANA, DECEASED, No. 17-0724
BoydLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF G.X.H., JR. AND B.X.H., CHILDREN v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 19-0959
BoydLehrmannMajority
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451
BoydLehrmannMajority
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
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN RE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 20-0134
BoydLehrmannMajority
EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051
BoydLehrmannMajority
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN RE K & L AUTO CRUSHERS, LLC AND THOMAS GOTHARD, JR., No. 19-1022
BoydLehrmannMajority
CHARLES J. HUGHES v. TOM GREEN COUNTY, No. 17-0409
BoydLehrmannConcurrence
KATHLEEN POWELL & PAUL LUCCIA v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 19-0689
BoydLehrmannMajority
HOUSECANARY, INC. F/K/A CANARY ANALYTICS, INC. v. TITLE SOURCE, INC., REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, AND HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES, No. 19-0673
BoydLehrmannMajority
PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725
BoydLehrmannMajority
TRACY WINDRUM, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, B.W., J.W., AND H.W. v. VICTOR KAREH, M.D., No. 17-0328
BoydLehrmannMajority
MO-VAC SERVICE COMPANY, INC. v. PRIMITIVO ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY, SAN JUANITA ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY, AND MARTHA ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FABIAN ESCOBEDO, No. 18-0852
BoydSpeckMajority
PATRICIA MOSLEY v. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 17-0345
BoydLehrmannMajority
ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366
BoydLehrmannMajority
KMS RETAIL ROWLETT, LP F/K/A KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE, LP v. CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, No. 17-0850
BoydLehrmannDissent
IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, No. 17-0634
BoydLehrmannMajority
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
BoydLehrmannMajority
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
BoydLehrmannMajority
VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT v. CURTIS MECK, No. 18-0458
BoydLehrmannMajority
PEDIATRICS COOL CARE, ET AL. v. GINGER THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF A.W.(DECEASED), AND BRAD WASHINGTON, No. 21-0238
BoydLehrmannDissent
ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962
BoydLehrmannMajority
RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158
BoydLehrmannMajority
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
BoydLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
GUY JAMES GRAY v. PATRICIA SKELTON, No. 18-0386
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF D.T., A CHILD, No. 20-0055
BoydLehrmannConcurrence
IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179
BoydLehrmannMajority
GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, No. 21-0080
BoydLehrmannMajority
JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393
BoydLehrmannMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES; JOHN HELLERSTEDT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS DSHS v. CROWN DISTRIBUTING LLC; AMERICA JUICE CO., LLC; CUSTOM BOTANICAL DISPENSARY, LLC; 1937 APOTHECARY, LLC, No. 21-1045
BoydLehrmannMajority

15 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC. AND RIGOBERTO ZELAYA v. ROBERT STEVENSON, No. 19-0282
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384
BoydLehrmannMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS; AND RUTH HUGHS, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE v. THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE AUSTIN, SOUTHWEST, AND TEXOMA REGIONS; COMMON CAUSE TEXAS; AND ROBERT KNETSCH, No. 20-0846
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannPer Curiam
ERIC D. HILLMAN v. NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS AND NUECES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, No. 17-0588
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannPlurality
IN RE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 20-0394
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS v. RODERICK LYDELL BONNER, No. 18-0431
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannMajority
JOY WORSDALE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SCOTT WORSDALE, ET AL. v. THE CITY OF KILLEEN, TEXAS, No. 18-0329
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannMajority
JIM OLIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, D/B/A PHOTOLIVE, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, No. 19-0605
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. D/B/A ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS, No. 19-0497
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannMajority
CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF D.S., A CHILD, No. 18-0908
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN RE C.J.C., No. 19-0694
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority

35 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

IN RE OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, OXY INGLESIDE ENERGY CENTER, LLC, OXY INGLESIDE LPG TERMINAL LLC, AND OXY INGLESIDE OIL TERMINAL LLC, No. 18-0660
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannMajority
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
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS; PATRICK FORTNER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION v. TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, No. 18-1223
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydLehrmannMajority
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
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781
SpeckLehrmannDissent
SpeckLehrmannDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY v. AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD, L.P. AND HAYWARD BAKER, INC., No. 17-0905
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
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
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
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
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydLehrmannMajority
IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075
SpeckLehrmannDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., No. 17-0332
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
BROADWAY NATIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE OF THE MARY FRANCES EVERS TRUST, ET AL. v. YATES ENERGY CORPORATION, EOG RESOURCES, INC., JALAPENO CORPORATION, ACG3 MINERAL INTERESTS, LTD., GLASSELL NON-OPERATED INTERESTS, LTD., AND CURRY GLASSELL, No. 19-0334
SpeckLehrmannDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
DAWN NETTLES v. GTECH CORPORATION AND THE TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION, No. 17-1010
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
BoydLehrmannMajority
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
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
BARBARA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-0640
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN RE ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC, No. 19-0662
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
BPX OPERATING COMPANY, BPX PROPERTIES (NA) LP, SEGUNDO NAVARRO DRILLING, LTD., FIRST ROCK I, LLC, EF NON-OP, LLC, AND SOUTH TEXAS SHALE, LLC v. MARGARET ANN STRICKHAUSEN, No. 19-0567
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
RUBEN ALEMAN, M.D. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 17-0385
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN RE GREG ABBOTT IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; JAIME MASTERS IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 22-0229
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
BoydLehrmannMajority
AMAZON.COM, INCORPORATED v. MORGAN MCMILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT OF FRIEND OF E.G., A MINOR, No. 20-0979
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydLehrmannMajority
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
SpeckLehrmannDissent
BoydSpeckMajority
THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767
SpeckLehrmannMajority
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041
BoydSpeckDissent
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
ROBERT W. VAN BOVEN M.D., D.D.S. v. SCOTT FRESHOUR, MARGARET MCNEESE, CHRIS PALAZOLA, AMY SWANHOLM, TIMOTHY WEBB, AND SHERIF ZAAFRAN, M.D., IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS OFFICERS OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 20-0117
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
OSCAR ORTIZ v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-1048
BoydSpeckConcur/Dissent
BoydLehrmannMajority
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; JOHN SCOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE OF TEXAS; THE STATE OF TEXAS v. MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; ROLAND GUTIERREZ; SARAH ECKHARDT; RUBEN CORTEZ, JR.; TEJANO DEMOCRATS, No. 22-0008
BoydSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority