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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024)

Hecht
Hecht
Young
Young

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 285 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 254/285 89.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 17/285 6.0%
Agreed on judgment 271/285 95.1%
Disagreed on judgment 14/285 4.9%

And 60 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 29/60 48.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 17/60 28.3%
Agreed on judgment 46/60 76.7%
Disagreed on judgment 14/60 23.3%
 

Within those 60 cases that had some split opinions:

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., A CHILD, No. 22-0420
HechtYoungMajority
THE LILITH FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY v. MARK LEE DICKSON AND RIGHT TO LIFE EAST TEXAS, No. 21-0978
HechtYoungMajority
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O., No. 20-0811
HechtYoungMajority
IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328
HechtYoungMajority
SIBEL ONASIS FERRER v. MADALENA ELIZABETH ALMANZA, ISABELLA P. ALMANZA, AND ALBERT BOONE ALMANZA, No. 21-0513
HechtYoungMajority
IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384
HechtYoungMajority
FINLEY RESOURCES, INC., FINLEY PRODUCTION CO., L.P. AND PETRO CANYON ENERGY, LLC v. HEADINGTON ROYALTY, INC. AND HEADINGTON ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC, No. 21-0509
HechtYoungMajority
POLK COUNTY PUBLISHING COMPANY AND VALERIE REDDELL v. TOMMY LAMAR COLEMAN, No. 22-0103
HechtYoungMajority
PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725
HechtYoungMajority
IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127
HechtYoungMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940
HechtYoungMajority
EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977
HechtYoungMajority
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
HechtYoungMajority
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700
HechtYoungMajority
S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552
HechtYoungMajority
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
HechtYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
DOROTHY HAMPTON v. LEONARD THOME, No. 22-0435
HechtYoungMajority
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. THE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND JON CASSIDY, No. 21-0534
HechtYoungMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL., No. 22-0124
HechtYoungMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A., CHILDREN, No. 22-0978
HechtYoungMajority
HARLEY CHANNELVIEW PROPERTIES, LLC v. HARLEY MARINE GULF, LLC, No. 23-0078
HechtYoungMajority
INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTS, LLC v. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC AND MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, No. 20-0174
HechtYoungDissent
STATE OF TEXAS; KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS; TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD; AND STEPHEN BRINT CARLTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD v. AMANDA ZURAWSKI; LAUREN MILLER; LAUREN HALL; ANNA ZARGARIAN; ASHLEY BRANDT; KYLIE BEATON; JESSICA BERNARDO; SAMANTHA CASIANO; AUSTIN DENNARD, D.O.; TAYLOR EDWARDS; KIERSTEN HOGAN; LAUREN VAN VLEET; ELIZABETH WELLER; DAMLA KARSAN, M.D., ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND HER PATIENTS; AND JUDY LEVISON, M.D., M.P.H., ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND HER PATIENTS, No. 23-0629
HechtYoungMajority
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. v. SARAH MILBURN, No. 21-1097
HechtYoungMajority
ROGER BORGELT, MARK PULLIAM, JAY WILEY, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS v. AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, IAFF LOCAL 975; CITY OF AUSTIN; AND MARC A. OTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, No. 22-1149
HechtYoungMajority
FOSSIL GROUP, INC. v. NICOLE HARRIS, No. 23-0376
HechtYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS LANDFILL, INC. v. TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BY AND THROUGH MARYA CRIGLER, ACTING IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHIEF APPRAISER OF TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 22-0620
HechtYoungMajority
THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036
HechtYoungMajority
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
HechtYoungMajority

17 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

HOUSTON AREA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION v. GUILLERMO M. MENDEZ, No. 21-0496
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BERTHA ARCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 21-0843
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtSpeckMajority
ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
EVE LYNN BAKER v. TERRY LEE BIZZLE, No. 22-0242
HechtYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS v. JIMMY CHANGAS, INC., No. 21-0307
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
COLLIN CREEK ASSISTED LIVING CENTER, INC. D/B/A/ DAYSPRING ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY v. CHRISTINE FABER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW OF CARMELINA “MILLIE” SMITH, DECEASED, No. 21-0470
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - EL PASO v. DR. LINDSEY NIEHAY, No. 22-0179
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
MARY ALICE KEYES AND SEAN LEO NADEAU v. DAVID WELLER AND INTEGRITECH ADVISORS, LLC, No. 22-1085
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
STATE OF TEXAS; OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD; TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION; AND KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. LAZARO LOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF LUNA LOE, A MINOR; MARY MOE AND MATTHEW MOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF MAEVE MOE, A MINOR; NORA NOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF NATHAN NOE, A MINOR; SARAH SOE AND STEVEN SOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF SAMANTHA SOE, A MINOR; GINA GOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF GRAYSON GOE, A MINOR; PFLAG, INC.; RICHARD OGDEN ROBERTS III, M.D.; DAVID L. PAUL, M.D.; PATRICK W. O’MALLEY, M.D.; AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN, No. 23-0697
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
DIANNE HENSLEY v. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT ET AL., No. 22-1145
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
STEVE HUYNH, INDIVIDUALLY; YVONNE HUYNH, INDIVIDUALLY; HUYNH POULTRY FARM, LLC D/B/A STEVE THI HUYNH POULTRY FARM D/B/A HUYNH POULTRY FARM; T & N POULTRY FARM, LLC; THINH BAO NGUYEN, INDIVIDUALLY; TIMMY HUYNH POULTRY FARM; TIMMY HUYNH, INDIVIDUALLY; AND SANDERSON FARMS, INC. v. FRANK BLANCHARD, ANGELIA SNOW, TANYA BERRY, KIMBERLY RILEY, JOHN MILLER, AMY MILLER, CHAD MARTINEZ, EMILY MARTINEZ, MERSINI BLANCHARD, MALAKOFF PROPERTIES, LLC, AND RONNY SNOW, No. 21-0676
HechtYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND CASSIE BROWN, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE v. STONEWATER ROOFING, LTD. CO., No. 22-0427
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority

14 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

IN RE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ MORRIS, AND TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE, INC., No. 23-0111
SpeckYoungDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079
HechtSpeckDissent
HechtYoungMajority
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
SpeckYoungDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A., G.A., AND K.A., CHILDREN, No. 21-0998
SpeckYoungDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
DAVID A. SKEELS v. JONATHAN T. SUDER; MICHAEL T. COOKE; AND FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE, P.C., No. 21-1014
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
MCLANE CHAMPIONS, LLC AND R. DRAYTON MCLANE, JR. v. HOUSTON BASEBALL PARTNERS LLC, No. 21-0641
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
MOSAIC BAYBROOK ONE, L.P. AND MOSAIC BAYBROOK TWO, L.P. v. PAUL SIMIEN, No. 19-0612
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION v. ESTATE OF CLYDE L. BURT, LINDA S. WALLACE, EXECUTOR, AND LINDA S. WALLACE, No. 22-0437
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
ANGELA HORTON AND KEVIN HOUSER v. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, No. 21-0769
SpeckYoungDissent
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
SpeckYoungConcurrence
HechtYoungMajority
AMMONITE OIL & GAS CORPORATION v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND EOG RESOURCES, INC., No. 21-1035
SpeckYoungDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS v. PUREZA "DIDIT" MARTINEZ, No. 22-0843
SpeckYoungDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
BEXAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. YVONDIA JOHNSON, No. 22-0485
SpeckYoungDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
RICHARD J. MALOUF, D.D.S. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS EX RELS. CHRISTINE ELLIS, D.D.S. AND MADELAYNE CASTILLO, No. 22-1046
SpeckYoungDissent
HechtSpeckMajority
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
HechtSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority