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

Johnson
Johnson
Devine
Devine

In 2014-2017, they participated together in 238 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 189/238 79.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 3/238 1.3%
Agreed on judgment 200/238 84.0%
Disagreed on judgment 38/238 16.0%

And 62 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 21/62 33.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 3/62 4.8%
Agreed on judgment 24/62 38.7%
Disagreed on judgment 38/62 61.3%
 

Within those 62 cases that had a dissent:

21 cases:
Joined the same opinions

PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425
JohnsonDevineMajority
PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337
JohnsonDevineMajority
BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768
JohnsonDevineMajority
JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745
JohnsonDevineDissent
JohnsonDevineMajority
WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056
JohnsonDevineMajority
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
JohnsonDevineDissent
LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447
JohnsonDevineMajority
IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957
JohnsonDevineDissent
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
JohnsonDevineMajority
IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073
JohnsonDevineDissent
ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714
JohnsonDevineMajority
JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293
JohnsonDevineMajority
IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328
JohnsonDevineMajority
CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819
JohnsonDevineMajority
ETC MARKETING, LTD. v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 15-0687
JohnsonDevineMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025
JohnsonDevineMajority
BYRON D. NEELY, INDIVIDUALLY, AND BYRON D. NEELY, M.D., P.A. v. NANCI WILSON, CBS STATIONS GROUP OF TEXAS, L.P., D/B/A KEYE-TV AND VIACOM, INC., No. 11-0228
JohnsonDevineMajority
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
JohnsonDevineMajority
HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604
JohnsonDevineDissent
RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620
JohnsonDevineMajority
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080
JohnsonDevineMajority

3 cases:
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
JohnsonSpeckConcur/Dissent
JohnsonDevineMajority
JohnsonDevineOn Rehearing
ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657
JohnsonDevineMajority
SpeckDevineConcurrence
GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804
JohnsonDevinePlurality
SpeckDevineConcurrence

38 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303
SpeckDevineDissent
JohnsonSpeckMajority
KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596
SpeckDevineConcur/Dissent
JohnsonSpeckMajority
PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086
SpeckDevineDissent
SpeckDevineDissent
JohnsonSpeckMajority
BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI, No. 10-0567
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728
JohnsonDevineMajority
SpeckDevineConcurrence
JohnsonSpeckDissent
CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338
SpeckDevinePlurality
JohnsonSpeckConcur/Dissent
IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
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
SpeckDevineDissent
JohnsonSpeckMajority
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
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986
JohnsonSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckDevinePlurality
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
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
SpeckDevineDissent
JohnsonSpeckMajority
TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353
SpeckDevineDissent
JohnsonSpeckMajority
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
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority
IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
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
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
STATE OF TEXAS v. ANGELIQUE NAYLOR AND SABINA DALY, No. 11-0114
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
SpeckDevineDissent
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
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
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
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772
SpeckDevineMajority
JohnsonSpeckDissent
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
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103
JohnsonSpeckMajority
SpeckDevineDissent
PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638
JohnsonSpeckDissent
JohnsonSpeckDissent
SpeckDevineMajority