Supreme Court of Texas Blog

How often have each Justice's
authored opinions been joined?

Showing the 2007 Term
(September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007)

  Hecht O'Neill Jefferson Wainwright Brister Medina Green Johnson Willett
Hecht   28.6 62.5 75.0 62.5 50.0 87.5 75.0 85.7
O'Neill 66.7   100.0 100.0 100.0 66.7 100.0 83.3 66.7
Jefferson 100.0 100.0   100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Wainwright 100.0 50.0 50.0   75.0 75.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Brister 81.8 72.7 80.0 81.8   100.0 100.0 81.8 90.0
Medina 85.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 85.7   100.0 100.0 85.7
Green 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0   100.0 100.0
Johnson 83.3 100.0 100.0 100.0 80.0 100.0 100.0   83.3
Willett 100.0 50.0 66.7 66.7 83.3 50.0 100.0 83.3  

Each row shows what percentage of a Justice's opinions were "Solo" opinions and what percentage were joined by each other member of the Court. (Because not all Justices have sat on all cases, adding the overall "Solo" column to a particular Justice's join rate might total more than 100%.)