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Voting-affinity data
for the 2019-2022 Terms
(September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2022)

Bland

Bland

Devine

Devine

In 2019-2022, they participated together in 200 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	169/200	84.5%
Different opinions, same judgment	2/200	1.0%
Agreed on judgment	178/200	89.0%
Disagreed on judgment	22/200	11.0%

And 49 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	25/49	51.0%
Different opinions, same judgment	2/49	4.1%
Agreed on judgment	27/49	55.1%
Disagreed on judgment	22/49	44.9%

Within those 49 cases that had a dissent:

25 cases:
Joined the same opinions

LADONNA DEGAN, RIC TERRONES, JOHN MCGUIRE, REED HIGGINS, MIKE GURLEY, LARRY EDDINGTON, AND STEVEN MCBRIDE v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM, No. 19-0234

LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280

IN RE THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY; MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY; AND DORIS DELANEY, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY, No. 20-0404

EX PARTE E.H., No. 18-0932

SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400

UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD v. VALERIE REDUS, ET AL., No. 18-0351

IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION v. GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 18-0566

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; WARNER BROS. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, INC. D/B/A WARNER BROS. ADVANCED DIGITAL SERVICES; TMZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.; EHM PRODUCTION, INC. D/B/A TMZ; TMZ.COM; AND ELIZABETH MCKERNAN v. ROBERT JONES, No. 18-0068

AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290

BROADWAY NATIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE OF THE MARY FRANCES EVERS TRUST, ET AL. v. YATES ENERGY CORPORATION, EOG RESOURCES, INC., JALAPENO CORPORATION, ACG3 MINERAL INTERESTS, LTD., GLASSELL NON-OPERATED INTERESTS, LTD., AND CURRY GLASSELL, No. 19-0334

W&T OFFSHORE, INC. v. WESLEY FREDIEU, No. 18-1134

DAWN NETTLES v. GTECH CORPORATION AND THE TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION, No. 17-1010

EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977

PEDIATRICS COOL CARE, ET AL. v. GINGER THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF A.W.(DECEASED), AND BRAD WASHINGTON, No. 21-0238

IN RE ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC, No. 19-0662

IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127

ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962

JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079

IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041

TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767

THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036

CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700

ROBERT W. VAN BOVEN M.D., D.D.S. v. SCOTT FRESHOUR, MARGARET MCNEESE, CHRIS PALAZOLA, AMY SWANHOLM, TIMOTHY WEBB, AND SHERIF ZAAFRAN, M.D., IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS OFFICERS OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 20-0117

GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; JOHN SCOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE OF TEXAS; THE STATE OF TEXAS v. MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; ROLAND GUTIERREZ; SARAH ECKHARDT; RUBEN CORTEZ, JR.; TEJANO DEMOCRATS, No. 22-0008

2 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, TASB RISK MANAGEMENT FUND, TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY, TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. v. PHI AIR MEDICAL, LLC, No. 18-0216

INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTS, LLC v. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC AND MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, No. 20-0174

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

IN RE STEVEN HOTZE, M.D., HON. ALLEN WEST, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS, HON. SID MILLER, HON. MARK HENRY, HON. CHARLES PERRY, HON. PAT FALLON, HON. BILL ZEDLER, HON. CECIL BELL, JR., HON. STEVE TOTH, HON. DAN FLYNN, HON. MATT RINALDI, HON. RICK GREEN, HON. MOLLY WHITE, HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY/HON. KEITH NIELSEN, HON. BRYAN SLATON, HON. ROBIN ARMSTRONG, M.D., JIM GRAHAM, HON. CATHIE ADAMS, HON. JOANN FLEMING, JULIE MCCARTY, SHARON HEMPHILL, AND AL HARTMAN, No. 20-0739

TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS; PATRICK FORTNER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AND TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION v. TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, No. 18-1223

IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170

ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781

SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY v. AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD, L.P. AND HAYWARD BAKER, INC., No. 17-0905

IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328

IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075

EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885

IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378

IN RE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS, No. 20-0525

BONSMARA NATURAL BEEF COMPANY, LLC AND GEORGE CHAPMAN, INDIVIDUALLY v. HART OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS, LLC, JAMES MICHAEL HAYES, INDIVIDUALLY, LYNN LANDRUM, INDIVIDUALLY, AND HENRY O. PICKETT II, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 19-0263

BPX OPERATING COMPANY, BPX PROPERTIES (NA) LP, SEGUNDO NAVARRO DRILLING, LTD., FIRST ROCK I, LLC, EF NON-OP, LLC, AND SOUTH TEXAS SHALE, LLC v. MARGARET ANN STRICKHAUSEN, No. 19-0567

RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158

IN RE GREG ABBOTT IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; JAIME MASTERS IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 22-0229

AMAZON.COM, INCORPORATED v. MORGAN MCMILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT OF FRIEND OF E.G., A MINOR, No. 20-0979

GUY JAMES GRAY v. PATRICIA SKELTON, No. 18-0386

PIRANHA PARTNERS, RANDOLPH MUNDT, AND THOMAS H. OWEN, JR., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARTNERS OF PIRANHA PARTNERS, AND CHARLES RAY OWEN v. JOE B. NEUHOFF AND NANCY M. NEUHOFF; THOMAS H. NEUHOFF AND JUDY A. NEUHOFF; ROBERT V. NEUHOFF AND ANDREA D. NEUHOFF; AND BOCA VAIL, INC., No. 18-0581

IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069

CLINTON W. (“BUDDY”) PIKE, SR., DANIEL L. WALKER, W. TOBIN WILSON, VHSC CEMENT, LLC, AND FEW READY MIX CONCRETE CO. v. TEXAS EMC MANAGEMENT, LLC, TEXAS EMC PRODUCTS, LP, AND EMC CEMENT, BV, No. 17-0557

S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552

GLENN HEGAR, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, No. 21-0080