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Voting-affinity data
for the 2008 Term
(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008)

Wainwright

Wainwright

Green

Green

In 2008, they participated together in 73 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	62/73	84.9%
Different opinions, same judgment	0/73	0.0%
Agreed on judgment	63/73	86.3%
Disagreed on judgment	10/73	13.7%

And 31 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	21/31	67.7%
Different opinions, same judgment	0/31	0.0%
Agreed on judgment	21/31	67.7%
Disagreed on judgment	10/31	32.3%

Within those 31 cases that had a dissent:

21 cases:
Joined the same opinions

IN RE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 08-0391

ARKOMA BASIN EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC., ET AL. v. FMF ASSOCIATES 1990-A, LTD., ET AL., No. 03-1066

NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY v. MOHAMAD ELCHEHIMI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF KHALED ELCHEHIMI AND LUKMAN ELCHEHIMI, MINORS, No. 06-0106

LAMAR HOMES, INC. v. MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY, No. 05-0832

OWENS & MINOR, INC. AND OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, INC. v. ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. AND BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, No. 06-0322

LAWRENCE HIGGINS v. RANDALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, No. 06-0917

EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY v. ATOFINA PETROCHEMICALS, INC., No. 03-0647

THE STATE OF TEXAS v. J. GRADY BROWN, JR., No. 05-0236

SALEH W. IGAL v. BRIGHTSTAR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND BRBA, INC., No. 04-0931

JOHN LELAND, D.D.S. v. GEORGE C. BRANDAL AND RUTH L. BRANDAL, No. 06-1028

IN RE POLY-AMERICA, L.P., IND. AND D/B/A POL-TEX INTERNATIONAL, AND POLY-AMERICA GP, L.L.C., No. 04-1049

IN RE BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY, No. 05-0300

TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY, CITY OF DENTON, CITY OF GARLAND, AND GEUS F/K/A GREENVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM v. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND CITY OF BRYAN, TEXAS, No. 04-0751

TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. CELLULAR ONE GROUP, No. 07-0140

IN THE INTEREST OF M.N., A CHILD, No. 07-0698

IN THE MATTER OF H.V., No. 06-0005

FOREST OIL CORPORATION AND DANIEL B. WORDEN v. JAMES ARGYLE MCALLEN, EL RUCIO LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, INC., SAN JUANITO LAND PARTNERSHIP, AND MCALLEN TRUST PARTNERSHIP, No. 06-0178

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, L.P. F/K/A SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, INC. AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., No. 06-1040

THE CITY OF ROCKWALL, TEXAS v. VESTER T. HUGHES, AS SOLE INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF W. W. CARUTH, DECEASED, No. 05-0126

FKM PARTNERSHIP, LTD., A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, No. 05-0661

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. NOKIA, INCORPORATED, No. 06-1030

0 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

10 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY v. ARTHUR LEE MORITZ, No. 04-0871

IN RE MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER, INC., D/B/A MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER AND UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC., No. 05-0892

PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER A/K/A DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SERVICES OF WACO AND DEPAUL CENTER A/K/A DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SERVICES OF WACO v. JIMMY AND CAROLYN DOWELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHAN LANCE DOWELL, DECEASED, No. 05-0386

PAJ, INC. D/B/A PRIME ART & JEWEL v. THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 05-0849

EXCESS UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON AND CERTAIN COMPANIES SUBSCRIBING SEVERALLY BUT NOT JOINTLY TO POLICY NO. 548/TA4011F01 v. FRANK'S CASING CREW & RENTAL TOOLS, INC., No. 02-0730

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION v. BILL INMAN, DAVID CASTRO, AND JOHN WILKINS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 03-1189

PERRY HOMES, A JOINT VENTURE, HOME OWNERS MULTIPLE EQUITY, INC., AND WARRANTY UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. ROBERT E. CULL AND S. JANE CULL, No. 05-0882

UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMMITTEE v. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC. AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 04-0138

PLEASANT GLADE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, REVEREND LLOYD A. MCCUTCHEN, ROD LINZAY, HOLLY LINZAY, SANDRA SMITH, BECKY BICKEL, AND PAUL PATTERSON v. LAURA SCHUBERT, No. 05-0916

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY AND OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY v. SUSAN COMBS, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, No. 05-0541