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

Lehrmann
Lehrmann
Guzman
Guzman

In 2014-2017, they participated together in 232 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 184/232 79.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 6/232 2.6%
Agreed on judgment 204/232 87.9%
Disagreed on judgment 27/232 11.6%

And 61 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 28/61 45.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 6/61 9.8%
Agreed on judgment 34/61 55.7%
Disagreed on judgment 27/61 44.3%
 

Within those 61 cases that had a dissent:

28 cases:
Joined the same opinions

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638
LehrmannGuzmanConcurrence
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
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
LehrmannGuzmanDissent
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
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
LehrmannGuzmanOn Rehearing
KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
THE BOEING COMPANY AND THE GREATER KELLY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY N/K/A THE PORT AUTHORITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, No. 12-1007
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND TOMMY FISHER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT v. CHURCH & AKIN, L.L.C., No. 12-1039
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
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
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
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
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465
LehrmannGuzmanDissent

6 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338
LehrmannSpeckPlurality
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
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
LehrmannSpeckDissent
LehrmannGuzmanDissent
IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence

27 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337
LehrmannSpeckMajority
SpeckGuzmanDissent
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
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
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
LehrmannSpeckDissent
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
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
LehrmannSpeckMajority
SpeckGuzmanDissent
BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447
LehrmannSpeckMajority
SpeckGuzmanDissent
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846
LehrmannSpeckMajority
SpeckGuzmanDissent
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
SpeckGuzmanMajority
SpeckGuzmanConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckDissent
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI, No. 10-0567
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103
LehrmannSpeckMajority
SpeckGuzmanDissent
IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745
LehrmannSpeckDissent
LehrmannGuzmanMajority
JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293
SpeckGuzmanConcur/Dissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986
SpeckGuzmanConcur/Dissent
LehrmannSpeckPlurality
IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328
SpeckGuzmanDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
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
LehrmannSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckGuzmanMajority
IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanDissent
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
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
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
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657
LehrmannSpeckMajority
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
SpeckGuzmanDissent
SpeckGuzmanDissent
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
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772
SpeckGuzmanMajority
LehrmannSpeckDissent