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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Huddle
Huddle
Boyd
Boyd

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 277 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 241/277 87.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/277 3.2%
Agreed on judgment 250/277 90.3%
Disagreed on judgment 27/277 9.7%

And 70 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 34/70 48.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/70 12.9%
Agreed on judgment 43/70 61.4%
Disagreed on judgment 27/70 38.6%
 

Within those 70 cases that had some split opinions:

34 cases:
Joined the same opinions

THE LILITH FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY v. MARK LEE DICKSON AND RIGHT TO LIFE EAST TEXAS, No. 21-0978
HuddleBoydMajority
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
HuddleBoydMajority
IN RE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ MORRIS, AND TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE, INC., No. 23-0111
HuddleBoydMajority
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781
HuddleBoydMajority
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
HuddleBoydMajority
IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328
HuddleBoydMajority
SIBEL ONASIS FERRER v. MADALENA ELIZABETH ALMANZA, ISABELLA P. ALMANZA, AND ALBERT BOONE ALMANZA, No. 21-0513
HuddleBoydMajority
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400
HuddleBoydMajority
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BERTHA ARCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 21-0843
HuddleBoydMajority
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451
HuddleBoydMajority
IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075
HuddleBoydMajority
IN RE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 20-0134
HuddleBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378
HuddleBoydMajority
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
HuddleBoydMajority
LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280
HuddleBoydMajority
PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725
HuddleBoydMajority
IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127
HuddleBoydMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940
HuddleBoydMajority
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
HuddleBoydDissent
CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309
HuddleBoydMajority
JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079
HuddleBoydDissent
HuddleBoydMajority
THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036
HuddleBoydDissent
ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366
HuddleBoydMajority
INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTS, LLC v. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC AND MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, No. 20-0174
HuddleBoydPlurality
IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179
HuddleBoydMajority
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
HuddleBoydMajority
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
HuddleBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A., G.A., AND K.A., CHILDREN, No. 21-0998
HuddleBoydMajority
DAVID A. SKEELS v. JONATHAN T. SUDER; MICHAEL T. COOKE; AND FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE, P.C., No. 21-1014
HuddleBoydMajority
MCLANE CHAMPIONS, LLC AND R. DRAYTON MCLANE, JR. v. HOUSTON BASEBALL PARTNERS LLC, No. 21-0641
HuddleBoydMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL., No. 22-0124
HuddleBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF G.X.H., JR. AND B.X.H., CHILDREN v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 19-0959
HuddleBoydMajority
CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS v. JIMMY CHANGAS, INC., No. 21-0307
HuddleBoydMajority
JIM OLIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, D/B/A PHOTOLIVE, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, No. 19-0605
HuddleBoydMajority

9 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., A CHILD, No. 22-0420
SpeckBoydConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O., No. 20-0811
SpeckBoydConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC. AND RIGOBERTO ZELAYA v. ROBERT STEVENSON, No. 19-0282
SpeckBoydConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384
HuddleBoydMajority
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
SpeckBoydConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE K & L AUTO CRUSHERS, LLC AND THOMAS GOTHARD, JR., No. 19-1022
HuddleSpeckConcurrence
SpeckBoydMajority
KATHLEEN POWELL & PAUL LUCCIA v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 19-0689
HuddleSpeckConcurrence
HuddleBoydMajority
IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. D/B/A ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS, No. 19-0497
SpeckBoydConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF D.T., A CHILD, No. 20-0055
SpeckBoydConcurrence
HuddleSpeckMajority

27 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleBoydMajority
THE STATE OF TEXAS v. VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, No. 21-0130
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydConcurrence
EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC, No. 19-0662
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962
SpeckBoydMajority
HuddleSpeckDissent
RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleBoydMajority
AMAZON.COM, INCORPORATED v. MORGAN MCMILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT OF FRIEND OF E.G., A MINOR, No. 20-0979
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767
HuddleSpeckMajority
SpeckBoydConcur/Dissent
IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
HOUSTON AREA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION v. GUILLERMO M. MENDEZ, No. 21-0496
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. THE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND JON CASSIDY, No. 21-0534
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - EL PASO v. DR. LINDSEY NIEHAY, No. 22-0179
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority
MOSAIC BAYBROOK ONE, L.P. AND MOSAIC BAYBROOK TWO, L.P. v. PAUL SIMIEN, No. 19-0612
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051
HuddleSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
HuddleSpeckMajority