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Voting-affinity data
for the 2014-2016 Terms
(September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2016)

Johnson

Willett

In 2014-2016, they participated together in 174 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	140/174	80.5%
Different opinions, same judgment	12/174	6.9%
Agreed on judgment	152/174	87.4%
Disagreed on judgment	22/174	12.6%

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

Joined the same opinions	34/68	50.0%
Different opinions, same judgment	12/68	17.6%
Agreed on judgment	46/68	67.6%
Disagreed on judgment	22/68	32.4%

Within those 68 cases that had some split opinions:

34 cases:
Joined the same opinions

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

Majority

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303

Majority

PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337

Majority

LEZLEA ROSS v. ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL, No. 13-0439

Majority

IN RE STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, No. 13-0537

Majority

BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768

Majority

KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456

Dissent

IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328

Majority

BRENTON M. STANFIELD, THOMAS P. STONE, STONE & ASSOCIATES, LLP, AND JIMMY VAN KNIGHTON, II v. JON T. NEUBAUM AND BARBARA NEUBAUM, No. 15-0387

Majority

ROYSTON, RAYZOR, VICKERY, & WILLIAMS, LLP v. FRANCISCO "FRANK" LOPEZ, No. 13-1026

Majority

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

Majority

IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732

Majority

COINMACH CORP. F/K/A SOLON AUTOMATED SERVICES, INC. v. ASPENWOOD APARTMENT CORP., No. 11-0213

Majority

KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596

Majority

ROSSCER CRAIG TUCKER, II v. LIZABETH THOMAS, No. 12-0183

Majority

BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846

Majority

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

Majority

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

Majority

GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745

Dissent

CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861

Dissent

RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080

Majority

KINGSAIRE, INC. D/B/A KINGS AIRE, INC. v. JORGE MELENDEZ, No. 14-0006

Majority

HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RAILWAY CO., BNSF RAILWAY CO., AND UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND DANIEL KRUEGER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING, No. 14-0459

Majority

JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293

Majority

MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986

Concur/Dissent

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025

Majority

PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425

Majority

MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; GLENN HEGAR, TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY v. THE TEXAS TAXPAYER AND STUDENT FAIRNESS COALITION, ET AL.; CALHOUN COUNTY ISD, ET AL.; EDGEWOOD ISD, ET AL.; FORT BEND ISD, ET AL.; TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, ET AL.; AND JOYCE COLEMAN, ET AL., No. 14-0776

Majority

HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604

Dissent

RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620

Majority

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

Dissent

ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772

Dissent

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

Majority

KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103

Majority

12 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

IN RE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, No. 13-0161

Majority

Concurrence

CITY OF HOUSTON v. JAMES & ELIZABETH CARLSON, ET AL., No. 13-0435

Majority

Concurrence

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

Concur/Dissent

Majority

On Rehearing

COTI MATTHEWS, ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILD M.M., ET AL. v. KOUNTZE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0453

Majority

Concurrence

BOB GREENE, AS NEXT FRIEND OF LEWAYNE GREENE v. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, No. 12-0867

Majority

Concurrence

BROWN & GAY ENGINEERING, INC. v. ZULEIMA OLIVARES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF PEDRO OLIVARES, JR., & PEDRO OLIVARES, No. 13-0605

Majority

Concurrence

ALLEN MARK DACUS, ELIZABETH C. PEREZ, AND REV. ROBERT JEFFERSON v. ANNISE D. PARKER AND CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 13-0047

Majority

Concurrence

LEONARD K. HOSKINS v. COLONEL CLIFTON HOSKINS AND HOSKINS, INC., No. 15-0046

Concurrence

Majority

COYOTE LAKE RANCH, LLC v. THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, No. 14-0572

Concurrence

Majority

THE STATE OF TEXAS v. ONE (1) 2004 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, VIN # 5LMFU27RX4LJ28242, No. 14-0692

Concurrence

Majority

ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657

Majority

Concurrence

GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804

Plurality

Concurrence

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338

Concurrence

Concur/Dissent

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597

Majority

Dissent

TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437

Dissent

Majority

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

Majority

Dissent

SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272

Majority

Dissent

LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447

Majority

Dissent

IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957

Majority

Dissent

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI, No. 10-0567

Majority

Dissent

STATE OF TEXAS v. ANGELIQUE NAYLOR AND SABINA DALY, No. 11-0114

Majority

Dissent

IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073

Majority

Dissent

IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728

Majority

Dissent

MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465

Majority

Dissent

IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670

Majority

Dissent

ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Concurrence

JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745

Dissent

Majority

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901

Dissent

Majority

CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638

Dissent

Majority

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

Majority

Dissent

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086

Dissent

Majority

In 2014-2016, they participated together in 174 signed decisions

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

34 cases:Joined the same opinions

12 cases:Some divergence on opinions

22 cases:Disagreed about the judgment

34 cases:
Joined the same opinions

12 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment