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

Devine

Devine

Green

Green

In 2019, they participated together in 84 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions	80/84	95.2%
Different opinions, same judgment	2/84	2.4%
Agreed on judgment	82/84	97.6%
Disagreed on judgment	2/84	2.4%

And 17 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions	13/17	76.5%
Different opinions, same judgment	2/17	11.8%
Agreed on judgment	15/17	88.2%
Disagreed on judgment	2/17	11.8%

Within those 17 cases that had some split opinions:

13 cases:
Joined the same opinions

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

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

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

REY GARZA v. ROXANA REGALADO HARRISON AND JOSEPH SANTELLANA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS RESPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHEN ANTHONY SANTELLANA, DECEASED, No. 17-0724

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

CHARLES J. HUGHES v. TOM GREEN COUNTY, No. 17-0409

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

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

ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. IMPERIAL PERFORMING ARTS, INC., No. 17-0660

TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS v. RODERICK LYDELL BONNER, No. 18-0431

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

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

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

2 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

ERIC D. HILLMAN v. NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS AND NUECES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, No. 17-0588

PATRICIA MOSLEY v. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 17-0345

2 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

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

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