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

Medina

Medina

Jefferson

Jefferson

In 2011-2013, they participated together in 125 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	100/125	80.0%
Different opinions, same judgment	1/125	0.8%
Agreed on judgment	106/125	84.8%
Disagreed on judgment	19/125	15.2%

And 45 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	25/45	55.6%
Different opinions, same judgment	1/45	2.2%
Agreed on judgment	26/45	57.8%
Disagreed on judgment	19/45	42.2%

Within those 45 cases that had a dissent:

25 cases:
Joined the same opinions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IN RE COY REECE, No. 09-0520

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

TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AND THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, LTD., No. 08-0172

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 case:
Some divergence on opinions

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

19 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

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

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

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

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

VERNON F. MINTON v. JERRY W. GUNN, INDIVIDUALLY, WILLIAMS SQUIRE & WREN, L.L.P., JAMES E. WREN, INDIVIDUALLY, SLUSSER & FROST, L.L.P., WILLIAM C. SLUSSER, INDIVIDUALLY, SLUSSER WILSON & PARTRIDGE, L.L.P., AND MICHAEL E. WILSON, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 10-0141

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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