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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Huddle
Huddle
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 274 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 235/274 85.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 17/274 6.2%
Agreed on judgment 252/274 92.0%
Disagreed on judgment 22/274 8.0%

And 68 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 29/68 42.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 17/68 25.0%
Agreed on judgment 46/68 67.6%
Disagreed on judgment 22/68 32.4%
 

Within those 68 cases that had some split opinions:

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., A CHILD, No. 22-0420
HuddleBlacklockMajority
IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170
HuddleBlacklockMajority
DAVID A. SKEELS v. JONATHAN T. SUDER; MICHAEL T. COOKE; AND FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE, P.C., No. 21-1014
HuddleBlacklockMajority
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
HuddleBlacklockMajority
SIBEL ONASIS FERRER v. MADALENA ELIZABETH ALMANZA, ISABELLA P. ALMANZA, AND ALBERT BOONE ALMANZA, No. 21-0513
HuddleBlacklockMajority
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BERTHA ARCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 21-0843
HuddleBlacklockMajority
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC. AND RIGOBERTO ZELAYA v. ROBERT STEVENSON, No. 19-0282
HuddleBlacklockMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF G.X.H., JR. AND B.X.H., CHILDREN v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 19-0959
HuddleBlacklockMajority
IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384
HuddleBlacklockMajority
IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075
HuddleBlacklockMajority
EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051
HuddleBlacklockDissent
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
HuddleBlacklockMajority
AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290
HuddleBlacklockMajority
KATHLEEN POWELL & PAUL LUCCIA v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 19-0689
HuddleBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944
HuddleBlacklockDissent
IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127
HuddleBlacklockMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940
HuddleBlacklockMajority
EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977
HuddleBlacklockMajority
RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158
HuddleBlacklockDissent
IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. D/B/A ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS, No. 19-0497
HuddleBlacklockMajority
JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079
HuddleBlacklockDissent
HuddleBlacklockMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF D.T., A CHILD, No. 20-0055
HuddleBlacklockMajority
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
HuddleBlacklockMajority
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
HuddleBlacklockMajority
S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552
HuddleBlacklockMajority
IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179
HuddleBlacklockMajority
JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393
HuddleBlacklockDissent
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL., No. 22-0124
HuddleBlacklockMajority
MOSAIC BAYBROOK ONE, L.P. AND MOSAIC BAYBROOK TWO, L.P. v. PAUL SIMIEN, No. 19-0612
HuddleBlacklockDissent

17 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

THE LILITH FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY v. MARK LEE DICKSON AND RIGHT TO LIFE EAST TEXAS, No. 21-0978
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
HOUSTON AREA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION v. GUILLERMO M. MENDEZ, No. 21-0496
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 20-0134
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
IN RE K & L AUTO CRUSHERS, LLC AND THOMAS GOTHARD, JR., No. 19-1022
HuddleSpeckConcurrence
SpeckBlacklockMajority
PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority
ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
JIM OLIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, D/B/A PHOTOLIVE, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, No. 19-0605
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTS, LLC v. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC AND MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, No. 20-0174
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleSpeckPlurality
IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
ANGELA HORTON AND KEVIN HOUSER v. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, No. 21-0769
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - EL PASO v. DR. LINDSEY NIEHAY, No. 22-0179
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
HuddleBlacklockMajority

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P., F/K/A GEOSOUTHERN DEWITT PROPERTIES, LLC, BPX PROPERTIES (NA) LP, GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION, AND BPX PRODUCTION COMPANY v. MICHAEL A. SHEPPARD, ET AL., No. 20-0904
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ MORRIS, AND TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE, INC., No. 23-0111
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O., No. 20-0811
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleBlacklockMajority
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBlacklockMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC, No. 19-0662
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
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
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBlacklockMajority
ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962
SpeckBlacklockMajority
HuddleSpeckDissent
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
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleBlacklockMajority
TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767
HuddleSpeckMajority
SpeckBlacklockConcur/Dissent
THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBlacklockMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS v. JIMMY CHANGAS, INC., No. 21-0307
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A., G.A., AND K.A., CHILDREN, No. 21-0998
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
MCLANE CHAMPIONS, LLC AND R. DRAYTON MCLANE, JR. v. HOUSTON BASEBALL PARTNERS LLC, No. 21-0641
SpeckBlacklockDissent
SpeckBlacklockDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority