Supreme Court of Texas Blog

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

Showing the 2017-2019 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2019)

  Solo Hecht Green Johnson Willett Guzman Lehrmann Boyd Devine Brown Blacklock Busby
Hecht 37.5   37.5 0.0 50.0 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 33.3 0.0
Green 0.0 50.0   0.0   50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0  
Johnson 16.7 8.3 25.0   0.0 18.2 36.4 58.3 0.0 16.7 0.0  
Willett 25.0 50.0 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0 33.3 25.0 0.0    
Guzman 66.7 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0   22.2 0.0 11.1 0.0 0.0 100.0
Lehrmann 83.3 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
Boyd 29.2 4.2 4.2 40.0 16.7 0.0 43.5   8.3 4.2 40.0 0.0
Devine 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0  
Brown 20.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.0   100.0 100.0
Blacklock 20.0 0.0 0.0 100.0   20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 40.0   33.3
Busby                        

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%.)