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Voting-affinity data
for the 2011-2013 Terms
(September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2013)

Lehrmann

Hecht

In 2011-2013, they participated together in 269 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions	221/269	82.2%
Different opinions, same judgment	13/269	4.8%
Agreed on judgment	234/269	87.0%
Disagreed on judgment	35/269	13.0%

And 72 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions	24/72	33.3%
Different opinions, same judgment	13/72	18.1%
Agreed on judgment	37/72	51.4%
Disagreed on judgment	35/72	48.6%

Within those 72 cases that had some split opinions:

24 cases:
Joined the same opinions

JACK EDWARD MILNER v. VICKI ANN MILNER, No. 10-0776

Majority

CITY OF DALLAS v. DAVID S. MARTIN AND GEORGE G. PARKER, ET AL., No. 07-0288

Majority

IN RE COY REECE, No. 09-0520

Majority

LARRY ROCCAFORTE v. JEFFERSON COUNTY, No. 09-0326

Majority

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. COX TEXAS NEWSPAPERS, L.P., AND HEARST NEWSPAPERS, L.L.C., No. 09-0530

Majority

LTTS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC. D/B/A UNIVERSAL ACADEMY v. C2 CONSTRUCTION, INC., No. 09-0794

Majority

TEXAS RICE LAND PARTNERS, LTD. AND MIKE LATTA v. DENBURY GREEN PIPELINE-TEXAS, LLC, No. 09-0901

Majority

CITY OF DALLAS v. VSC, LLC, No. 08-0265

Majority

IN RE XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP, INC., No. 10-0960

Majority

ROBERT SUTHERLAND, JESUS DE LA GARZA AND SOUTHERN CUSTOMS PAINT AND BODY v. ROBERT KEITH SPENCER, No. 10-0750

Majority

IN RE UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC., No. 10-0526

Majority

ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P. v. AVINGER TIMBER, LLC, No. 10-0950

Majority

AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE I, LLC AND AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE II, LLC v. WALKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 10-0714

Majority

MCI SALES AND SERVICE, INC., F/K/A HAUSMAN BUS SALES, INC. AND MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES MEXICO, S.A. DE C.V., F/K/A DINA AUTOBUSES, S.A. DE C.V. v. JAMES HINTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF DOLORES HINTON, DECEASED, ET AL., No. 09-0048

Majority

CARLA STRICKLAND v. KATHRYN AND JEREMY MEDLEN, No. 12-0047

Majority

THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. ROGER BATES, MICHAEL L. SPRATT AND DOUGLAS SPRINGER, No. 11-0778

Majority

Concur/Dissent

LENNAR CORPORATION, LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS SALES & MARKETING LTD. AND LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS LAND & CONSTRUCTION, LTD. v. MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11-0394

Majority

TEXAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE v. MICHELE NGAKOUE, No. 11-0686

Majority

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS v. THE ESTATE OF IRENE ESTHER ARANCIBIA BY ITS BENEFICIARY VICTOR HUGO VASQUEZ-ARANCIBIA, VICTOR HUGO VASQUEZ-ARANCIBIA, INDIVIDUALLY, AND CECILIA VASQUEZ-ARANCIBIA, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 08-0215

Majority

THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS AND ROUND ROCK FIRE CHIEF LARRY HODGE v. JAIME RODRIGUEZ AND ROUND ROCK FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, No. 10-0666

Dissent

TYLER SCORESBY, M.D. v. CATARINO SANTILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF SAMUEL SANTILLAN, A MINOR, No. 09-0497

Majority

DYNEGY INC. v. TERRY W. YATES, INDIVIDUALLY, AND TERRY W. YATES, P.C., No. 11-0541

Majority

LIANA LEORDEANU v. AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 09-0330

Majority

CITY OF DALLAS v. HEATHER STEWART, No. 09-0257

Majority

13 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

IN RE OLSHAN FOUNDATION REPAIR COMPANY, LLC AND OLSHAN FOUNDATION REPAIR COMPANY OF DALLAS, LTD., No. 09-0432

Majority

Concurrence

EBERHARD SAMLOWSKI, M.D. v. CAROL WOOTEN, No. 08-0667

Plurality

Concurrence

REID ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 v. SPEEDY STOP FOOD STORES, LTD., No. 09-0396

Majority

Concurrence

BARBARA ROBINSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ROBINSON, DECEASED v. CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO MUNDET CORK CORPORATION, No. 06-0714

Majority

Concurrence

RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND PIONEER EXPLORATION, LTD. v. TEXAS CITIZENS FOR A SAFE FUTURE AND CLEAN WATER AND JAMES G. POPP, No. 08-0497

Concurrence

Majority

IN RE CARRIE DEAN, No. 11-0891

Majority

Concurrence

EL APPLE I, LTD. v. MYRIAM OLIVAS, No. 10-0490

Majority

Concurrence

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CITY OF EDINBURG v. A.P.I. PIPE AND SUPPLY, L.L.C. AND PAISANO SERVICE COMPANY, INC., No. 10-1020

Majority

Concurrence

NAFTA TRADERS, INC. v. MARGARET A. QUINN, No. 08-0613

Majority

Concurrence

MICHAEL A. ZANCHI, M.D., MICHAEL A. ZANCHI, M.D., P.A., AND PARIS REGIONAL ANESTHESIA, P.A. v. REGINALD KEITH LANE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JUAMEKA CYNARRA ROSS, DECEASED, ET AL., No. 11-0826

Majority

Concurrence

IN RE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. AND VISCOUNT PROPERTIES II, L.P., D/B/A HOY FOX TOYOTA/LEXUS, No. 10-0933

Majority

Concurrence

PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC. AND MISSION VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D/B/A MISSION VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER v. KENNETH PALIT, No. 12-0388

Majority

Concurrence

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. STEPHEN JOSEPH CARUANA, No. 10-0321

Majority

Concurrence

35 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. AS RECEIVER FOR GUARANTY BANK v. CHRISTA C. LENK, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ALBERT THOMPSON, No. 08-0908

Majority

Dissent

IN RE ALLCAT CLAIMS SERVICE, L.P. AND JOHN WEAKLY, No. 11-0589

Majority

Concur/Dissent

JEREMY MOLINET v. PATRICK KIMBRELL, M.D. AND JOHN HORAN, M.D., No. 09-0544

Majority

Dissent

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE v. MELODY YARBROUGH, No. 09-0999

Majority

Dissent

MARSH USA INC. AND MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. v. REX COOK, No. 09-0558

Dissent

Majority

ANGLO-DUTCH PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND ANGLO-DUTCH (TENGE) L.L.C. v. GREENBERG PEDEN, P.C. AND GERARD J. SWONKE, No. 08-0833

Majority

Dissent

JOHN CHRISTOPHER FRANKA, M.D. AND NAGAKRISHNA REDDY, M.D. v. STACEY VELASQUEZ AND SARAGOSA ALANIZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF THEIR MINOR CHILD, SARAGOSA MARIO ALANIZ, No. 07-0131

Majority

Dissent

EL PASO FIELD SERVICES, L.P. AND GULFTERRA SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. F/K/A EL PASO SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. v. MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND MASTEC, INC., No. 10-0648

Majority

Dissent

MISSION CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. GLORIA GARCIA, No. 10-0802

Majority

Dissent

CITY OF AUSTIN v. HARRY M. WHITTINGTON, ET AL., No. 10-0316

Majority

Concur/Dissent

TEXAS WEST OAKS HOSPITAL, LP AND TEXAS HOSPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC v. FREDERICK WILLIAMS, No. 10-0603

Majority

Dissent

RUSK STATE HOSPITAL v. DENNIS BLACK AND PAM BLACK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS BONHAM BLACK, DECEASED, No. 10-0548

Majority

Concurrence

Concur/Dissent

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY v. DILJIT K. CHATHA, No. 10-0353

Majority

Dissent

RAUL ERNESTO LOAISIGA, M.D. AND RAUL ERNESTO LOAISIGA, M.D., P.A. v. GUADALUPE CERDA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF MARISSA CERDA, A MINOR, AND CINDY VELEZ, No. 10-0928

Concur/Dissent

HEARTS BLUFF GAME RANCH, INC. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, No. 10-0491

Majority

Dissent

IN RE NESTLE USA, INC., No. 12-0518

Majority

Dissent

OMAHA HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC v. WILMA JOHNSON, ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF CLASSIE MAE REED, DECEASED, No. 08-0231

Majority

Dissent

WEEKS MARINE, INC. v. MAXIMINO GARZA, No. 10-0435

Majority

Dissent

IN RE MICHAEL N. BLAIR, No. 11-0441

Plurality

Concurrence

Dissent

THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, ET AL. v. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ET AL., No. 11-0265

Majority

Dissent

GEOFFREY DUGGER v. MARY ANN ARREDONDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOEL MARTINEZ, DECEASED, No. 11-0549

Majority

Dissent

CITY OF LORENA, TEXAS v. BMTP HOLDINGS, L.P., No. 11-0554

Majority

Concurrence

Dissent

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. RICKY ADCOCK, No. 11-0934

Majority

Dissent

ITALIAN COWBOY PARTNERS, LTD., FRANCESCO SECCHI AND JANE SECCHI v. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA AND FOUR PARTNERS, LLC D/B/A PRIZM PARTNERS AND D/B/A UNITED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SERVICES, No. 08-0989

Dissent

Majority

MICHAEL T. JELINEK, M.D. AND COLUMBIA RIO GRANDE HEALTHCARE, L.P. D/B/A RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL v. FRANCISCO CASAS AND ALFREDO DELEON, JR., AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF ELOISA CASAS, DECEASED, No. 08-1066

Majority

Dissent

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT v. THE SAWYER TRUST, No. 07-0945

Majority

Concur/Dissent

CAROL SEVERANCE v. JERRY PATTERSON, COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE; GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KURT SISTRUNK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 09-0387

Majority

Dissent

ROBERT MASTERSON, MARK BROWN, GEORGE BUTLER, CHARLES WESTBROOK, RICHEY OLIVER, CRAIG PORTER, SHARON WEBER, JUNE SMITH, RITA BAKER, STEPHANIE PEDDY, BILLIE RUTH HODGES, DALLAS CHRISTIAN, AND THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD v. THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS, THE REV. CELIA ELLERY, DON GRIFFIS, AND MICHAEL RYAN, No. 11-0332

Majority

Dissent

THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION CO. AND OFFSHORE SPECIALTY FABRICATORS, INC. v. WELLINGTON UNDERWRITING AGENCIES, LTD., ET AL., No. 08-0890

Majority

Dissent

CITY OF DALLAS v. KENNETH E. ALBERT, ET AL., No. 07-0284

Concur/Dissent

Majority

TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. TIMOTHY J. RUTTIGER, No. 08-0751

Majority

Dissent

KEVIN T. MORTON v. HUNG NGUYEN AND CAROL S. NGUYEN, No. 12-0539

Majority

Concur/Dissent

CHRISTOPHER N. EPPS AND LAURA L. EPPS v. BRUCE FOWLER, JR. AND STEPHANIE L. FOWLER, No. 10-0283

Majority

Dissent

AARON GLENN HAYGOOD v. MARGARITA GARZA DE ESCABEDO, No. 09-0377

Majority

Dissent

U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. D/B/A U-HAUL, U-HAUL CO. OF TEXAS, INC. D/B/A U-HAUL OF DALLAS, AND EAST FORK ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A JOT 'EM DOWN, INC. v. TALMADGE WALDRIP, BERNICE WALDRIP, DINAH SIMINGTON, AND ANNE WALDRIP-BOYD, No. 10-0781

Majority

Dissent

In 2011-2013, they participated together in 269 decisions (including per curiams)

And 72 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

24 cases:Joined the same opinions

13 cases:Some divergence on opinions

35 cases:Disagreed about the judgment

24 cases:
Joined the same opinions

13 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

35 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment