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

Willett
Willett
Hecht
Hecht

In 2014-2017, they participated together in 242 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 207/242 85.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/242 0.8%
Agreed on judgment 220/242 90.9%
Disagreed on judgment 22/242 9.1%

And 62 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 38/62 61.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/62 3.2%
Agreed on judgment 40/62 64.5%
Disagreed on judgment 22/62 35.5%
 

Within those 62 cases that had a dissent:

38 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
WillettHechtMajority
PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425
WillettHechtMajority
PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337
WillettHechtMajority
IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670
WillettHechtMajority
BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768
WillettHechtMajority
TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437
WillettHechtMajority
IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328
WillettHechtMajority
WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056
WillettHechtDissent
ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714
WillettHechtDissent
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075
WillettHechtMajority
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
WillettHechtMajority
SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272
WillettHechtMajority
BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846
WillettHechtMajority
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
WillettHechtMajority
IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957
WillettHechtMajority
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
WillettHechtMajority
IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073
WillettHechtMajority
CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861
WillettHechtDissent
MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465
WillettHechtMajority
JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745
WillettHechtMajority
JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293
WillettHechtMajority
UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921
WillettHechtMajority
CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819
WillettHechtDissent
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
WillettHechtDissent
NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502
WillettHechtMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025
WillettHechtMajority
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
WillettHechtMajority
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901
WillettHechtMajority
CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650
WillettHechtMajority
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073
WillettHechtMajority
PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638
WillettHechtMajority
IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591
WillettHechtMajority
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
WillettHechtMajority
WillettHechtOn Rehearing
PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597
WillettHechtMajority
RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620
WillettHechtMajority
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
WillettHechtMajority
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
WillettHechtMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728
WillettHechtMajority

2 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

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

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596
SpeckHechtConcur/Dissent
WillettSpeckMajority
ETC MARKETING, LTD. v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 15-0687
SpeckHechtDissent
WillettSpeckConcurrence
WillettSpeckMajority
BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635
SpeckHechtDissent
WillettSpeckMajority
IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckHechtDissent
HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303
SpeckHechtDissent
WillettSpeckMajority
BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckHechtMajority
LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
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
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI, No. 10-0567
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
STATE OF TEXAS v. ANGELIQUE NAYLOR AND SABINA DALY, No. 11-0114
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckHechtDissent
GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657
WillettSpeckMajority
WillettSpeckConcurrence
SpeckHechtDissent
RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckHechtDissent
KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckHechtMajority
MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986
WillettSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckHechtPlurality
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
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
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
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772
SpeckHechtMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804
WillettSpeckPlurality
WillettSpeckConcurrence
SpeckHechtDissent
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckHechtMajority