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

Willett
Willett
Lehrmann
Lehrmann

In 2011-2013, they participated together in 169 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 121/169 71.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/169 7.1%
Agreed on judgment 133/169 78.7%
Disagreed on judgment 36/169 21.3%

And 74 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 26/74 35.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 12/74 16.2%
Agreed on judgment 38/74 51.4%
Disagreed on judgment 36/74 48.6%
 

Within those 74 cases that had some split opinions:

26 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
WillettLehrmannMajority
IN RE ALLCAT CLAIMS SERVICE, L.P. AND JOHN WEAKLY, No. 11-0589
WillettLehrmannConcur/Dissent
IN RE OLSHAN FOUNDATION REPAIR COMPANY, LLC AND OLSHAN FOUNDATION REPAIR COMPANY OF DALLAS, LTD., No. 09-0432
WillettLehrmannMajority
LIANA LEORDEANU v. AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 09-0330
WillettLehrmannMajority
REID ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 v. SPEEDY STOP FOOD STORES, LTD., No. 09-0396
WillettLehrmannMajority
WillettLehrmannConcurrence
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
WillettLehrmannConcurrence
LTTS CHARTER SCHOOL, INC. D/B/A UNIVERSAL ACADEMY v. C2 CONSTRUCTION, INC., No. 09-0794
WillettLehrmannMajority
TEXAS RICE LAND PARTNERS, LTD. AND MIKE LATTA v. DENBURY GREEN PIPELINE-TEXAS, LLC, No. 09-0901
WillettLehrmannMajority
CITY OF DALLAS v. VSC, LLC, No. 08-0265
WillettLehrmannMajority
TEXAS WEST OAKS HOSPITAL, LP AND TEXAS HOSPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC v. FREDERICK WILLIAMS, No. 10-0603
WillettLehrmannDissent
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
WillettLehrmannConcurrence
IN RE UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC., No. 10-0526
WillettLehrmannMajority
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
IN RE NESTLE USA, INC., No. 12-0518
WillettLehrmannDissent
CARLA STRICKLAND v. KATHRYN AND JEREMY MEDLEN, No. 12-0047
WillettLehrmannMajority
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
IN RE MICHAEL N. BLAIR, No. 11-0441
WillettLehrmannConcurrence
WillettLehrmannDissent
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. RICKY ADCOCK, No. 11-0934
WillettLehrmannMajority
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, ET AL. v. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ET AL., No. 11-0265
WillettLehrmannDissent
CHRISTOPHER N. EPPS AND LAURA L. EPPS v. BRUCE FOWLER, JR. AND STEPHANIE L. FOWLER, No. 10-0283
WillettLehrmannMajority
THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION CO. AND OFFSHORE SPECIALTY FABRICATORS, INC. v. WELLINGTON UNDERWRITING AGENCIES, LTD., ET AL., No. 08-0890
WillettLehrmannDissent
DYNEGY INC. v. TERRY W. YATES, INDIVIDUALLY, AND TERRY W. YATES, P.C., No. 11-0541
WillettLehrmannMajority
KEVIN T. MORTON v. HUNG NGUYEN AND CAROL S. NGUYEN, No. 12-0539
WillettLehrmannConcur/Dissent
CITY OF DALLAS v. HEATHER STEWART, No. 09-0257
WillettLehrmannMajority

12 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. STEPHEN JOSEPH CARUANA, No. 10-0321
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
PATRICK O. OJO, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED v. FARMERS GROUP, INC., FIRE UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FARMERS UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION, AND FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, No. 10-0245
WillettLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckConcurrence
IN RE CARRIE DEAN, No. 11-0891
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
LARRY ROCCAFORTE v. JEFFERSON COUNTY, No. 09-0326
WillettSpeckConcurrence
WillettLehrmannMajority
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
NAFTA TRADERS, INC. v. MARGARET A. QUINN, No. 08-0613
WillettLehrmannMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
EL APPLE I, LTD. v. MYRIAM OLIVAS, No. 10-0490
WillettLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckConcurrence
CITY OF LORENA, TEXAS v. BMTP HOLDINGS, L.P., No. 11-0554
WillettLehrmannMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT v. THE SAWYER TRUST, No. 07-0945
WillettLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckConcurrence
TYLER SCORESBY, M.D. v. CATARINO SANTILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF SAMUEL SANTILLAN, A MINOR, No. 09-0497
WillettSpeckConcurrence
WillettLehrmannMajority
PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS, INC. AND MISSION VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. D/B/A MISSION VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER v. KENNETH PALIT, No. 12-0388
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence

36 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

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
WillettSpeckMajority
WillettSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannDissent
SpeckLehrmannDissent
JACK EDWARD MILNER v. VICKI ANN MILNER, No. 10-0776
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
CITY OF DALLAS v. DAVID S. MARTIN AND GEORGE G. PARKER, ET AL., No. 07-0288
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
JEREMY MOLINET v. PATRICK KIMBRELL, M.D. AND JOHN HORAN, M.D., No. 09-0544
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
IN RE COY REECE, No. 09-0520
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
MARSH USA INC. AND MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. v. REX COOK, No. 09-0558
WillettSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannDissent
EBERHARD SAMLOWSKI, M.D. v. CAROL WOOTEN, No. 08-0667
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannConcurrence
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
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
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
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
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
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
OMAHA HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC v. WILMA JOHNSON, ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF CLASSIE MAE REED, DECEASED, No. 08-0231
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
MISSION CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. GLORIA GARCIA, No. 10-0802
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
CITY OF AUSTIN v. HARRY M. WHITTINGTON, ET AL., No. 10-0316
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckConcur/Dissent
IN RE XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP, INC., No. 10-0960
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
RUSK STATE HOSPITAL v. DENNIS BLACK AND PAM BLACK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS BONHAM BLACK, DECEASED, No. 10-0548
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcur/Dissent
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY v. DILJIT K. CHATHA, No. 10-0353
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
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
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P. v. AVINGER TIMBER, LLC, No. 10-0950
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE I, LLC AND AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE II, LLC v. WALKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 10-0714
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
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
WillettSpeckMajority
WillettSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckLehrmannConcur/Dissent
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
WillettLehrmannMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
SpeckLehrmannDissent
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
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. ROGER BATES, MICHAEL L. SPRATT AND DOUGLAS SPRINGER, No. 11-0778
WillettLehrmannMajority
SpeckLehrmannConcur/Dissent
TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. TIMOTHY J. RUTTIGER, No. 08-0751
WillettSpeckMajority
WillettSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannDissent
WEEKS MARINE, INC. v. MAXIMINO GARZA, No. 10-0435
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
JOSE L. ELIZONDO AND GUILLERMINA ELIZONDO v. RONALD D. KRIST, THE KRIST LAW FIRM, P.C., KEVIN D. KRIST, AND WILLIAM T. WELLS, No. 11-0438
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
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
WillettSpeckMajority
WillettSpeckConcurrence
SpeckLehrmannDissent
GEOFFREY DUGGER v. MARY ANN ARREDONDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOEL MARTINEZ, DECEASED, No. 11-0549
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
TEXAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE v. MICHELE NGAKOUE, No. 11-0686
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
ANGLO-DUTCH PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND ANGLO-DUTCH (TENGE) L.L.C. v. GREENBERG PEDEN, P.C. AND GERARD J. SWONKE, No. 08-0833
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
CITY OF DALLAS v. KENNETH E. ALBERT, ET AL., No. 07-0284
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
ROBERT SUTHERLAND, JESUS DE LA GARZA AND SOUTHERN CUSTOMS PAINT AND BODY v. ROBERT KEITH SPENCER, No. 10-0750
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
HEARTS BLUFF GAME RANCH, INC. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, No. 10-0491
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent
AARON GLENN HAYGOOD v. MARGARITA GARZA DE ESCABEDO, No. 09-0377
WillettSpeckMajority
SpeckLehrmannDissent
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
WillettSpeckDissent
SpeckLehrmannMajority
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - KINGSVILLE v. MELODY YARBROUGH, No. 09-0999
SpeckLehrmannMajority
WillettSpeckDissent