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

Hecht
Hecht
Johnson
Johnson

In 2014-2017, they participated together in 237 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 196/237 82.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/237 0.4%
Agreed on judgment 199/237 84.0%
Disagreed on judgment 38/237 16.0%

And 61 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 22/61 36.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/61 1.6%
Agreed on judgment 23/61 37.7%
Disagreed on judgment 38/61 62.3%
 

Within those 61 cases that had a dissent:

22 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
HechtJohnsonMajority
PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337
HechtJohnsonMajority
BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768
HechtJohnsonMajority
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086
HechtJohnsonMajority
BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635
HechtJohnsonDissent
IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328
HechtJohnsonMajority
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
HechtJohnsonMajority
LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447
HechtJohnsonMajority
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846
HechtJohnsonMajority
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
HechtJohnsonMajority
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
HechtJohnsonMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI, No. 10-0567
HechtJohnsonMajority
STATE OF TEXAS v. ANGELIQUE NAYLOR AND SABINA DALY, No. 11-0114
HechtJohnsonMajority
CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861
HechtJohnsonDissent
JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293
HechtJohnsonMajority
UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921
HechtJohnsonMajority
BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353
HechtJohnsonMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025
HechtJohnsonMajority
PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425
HechtJohnsonMajority
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
HechtJohnsonMajority
RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620
HechtJohnsonMajority
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
HechtJohnsonMajority

1 case:
Some divergence on opinions

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
SpeckJohnsonConcur/Dissent
HechtJohnsonMajority
HechtJohnsonOn Rehearing

38 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338
HechtSpeckPlurality
SpeckJohnsonConcur/Dissent
KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596
HechtSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckJohnsonMajority
PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
ETC MARKETING, LTD. v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 15-0687
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckJohnsonMajority
WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckJohnsonMajority
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
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
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732
SpeckJohnsonMajority
HechtSpeckDissent
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckJohnsonMajority
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728
HechtJohnsonMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657
SpeckJohnsonMajority
HechtSpeckDissent
IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080
SpeckJohnsonMajority
HechtSpeckDissent
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
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtJohnsonMajority
PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638
SpeckJohnsonDissent
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986
SpeckJohnsonConcur/Dissent
HechtSpeckPlurality
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckJohnsonMajority
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
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckJohnsonMajority
NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
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
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckJohnsonMajority
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
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
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772
HechtSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent
GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804
SpeckJohnsonPlurality
HechtSpeckDissent
KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103
SpeckJohnsonMajority
HechtSpeckDissent
KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456
SpeckJohnsonDissent
HechtSpeckMajority