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Voting-affinity data
for the 2009 Term
(September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009)

Johnson

Johnson

Willett

Willett

In 2009, they participated together in 74 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	58/74	78.4%
Different opinions, same judgment	2/74	2.7%
Agreed on judgment	65/74	87.8%
Disagreed on judgment	9/74	12.2%

And 26 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	15/26	57.7%
Different opinions, same judgment	2/26	7.7%
Agreed on judgment	17/26	65.4%
Disagreed on judgment	9/26	34.6%

Within those 26 cases that had a dissent:

15 cases:
Joined the same opinions

IN RE BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT GARLAND, No. 06-0491

BENNY P. PHILLIPS, M.D. v. DALE BRAMLETT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF VICKI BRAMLETT, DECEASED, SHANE FULLER AND MICHAEL FULLER, No. 07-0522

GREG TANNER AND MARIBEL TANNER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF K.T. AND R.T., MINOR CHILDREN v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 07-0760

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. CHARLES POLLOCK AND TRACY POLLOCK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF SARAH JANE POLLOCK, A MINOR CHILD, No. 04-1118

DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS v. DIANNE BEYNON AND ROGER BEYNON, INDIVIDUALLY, ET AL., No. 08-0016

IN RE E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, No. 08-0625

SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, L.P., D/B/A SBC TEXAS v. WILLIAM C. MITCHELL, BENEFICIARY OF LOUISE MITCHELL, DECEDENT, No. 05-0171

COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF LAS COLINAS, INC. D/B/A LAS COLINAS MEDICAL CENTER v. ATHENA HOGUE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT HOGUE, JR., DECEASED, CHRISTOPHER HOGUE, AND ROBERT HOGUE, III, No. 04-0575

MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, M.D. v. JULIOUS EBROM AND RICHARD HUNNICUTT, No. 07-0240

IN RE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 08-0524

IN RE COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF LAS COLINAS, SUBSIDIARY, L.P. D/B/A LAS COLINAS MEDICAL CENTER, ANTONETTE CONNER, AND ANNA MATHEW, No. 06-0416

RAOUL HAGEN v. DORIS J. HAGEN, No. 07-1065

PRODIGY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. v. AGRICULTURAL EXCESS & SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY, N/K/A GREAT AMERICAN E & S INSURANCE COMPANY AND GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 06-0598

S. MURTHY BADIGA, M.D. v. MARICRUZ LOPEZ, No. 05-0801

INTERCONTINENTAL GROUP PARTNERSHIP v. KB HOME LONE STAR L.P., No. 07-0815

2 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. v. JOHN SUMMERS, No. 05-0272

IN RE MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC., SUCCESSOR TO MORGAN STANLEY DW, INC., No. 07-0665

9 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS v. XAVIER DUENEZ AND IRENE DUENEZ, No. 07-0410

UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY v. LOUIS GOUDEAU, No. 06-0987

TXI OPERATIONS, L.P. v. DAVID PERRY, No. 05-0030

IN THE MATTER OF ROLANDO CABALLERO, No. 07-0484

NICK DIGIUSEPPE D/B/A SOUTHBROOK DEVELOPMENT CO. AND FRISCO MASTER PLAN v. ROGER LAWLER, No. 04-0641

HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT v. TOMBALL REGIONAL HOSPITAL, No. 05-0986

HCBECK, LTD. v. CHARLES RICE, No. 06-0418

PAUL H. SMITH, ET AL. v. THOMAS O'DONNELL, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF CORWIN DENNEY, No. 07-0697

THOMAS GRABER AND HOPKINS & SUTTER v. RICHARD L. FUQUA, No. 05-0303