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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2019 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2019)

Boyd

Guzman

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 186 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	146/186	78.5%
Different opinions, same judgment	14/186	7.5%
Agreed on judgment	160/186	86.0%
Disagreed on judgment	26/186	14.0%

And 57 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions	17/57	29.8%
Different opinions, same judgment	14/57	24.6%
Agreed on judgment	31/57	54.4%
Disagreed on judgment	26/57	45.6%

Within those 57 cases that had some split opinions:

17 cases:
Joined the same opinions

ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. IMPERIAL PERFORMING ARTS, INC., No. 17-0660

Majority

STEVEN PAINTER; TONYA WRIGHT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EARL A. WRIGHT, III, DECEASED; VIRGINIA WEAVER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF A.A.C., A MINOR; AND TABITHA R. ROSELLO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERT CARILLO, DECEASED v. AMERIMEX DRILLING I, LTD., No. 16-0120

Majority

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER v. LANCE MCKENZIE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF COURTNEY MCKENZIE-THUE (DECEASED), AND DEBORAH DIVER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF J.O., A MINOR, No. 17-0730

Majority

BART DALTON v. CAROL DALTON, No. 17-0155

Majority

LEVINSON ALCOSER ASSOCIATES, L.P. AND LEVINSON ASSOCIATES, INC. v. EL PISTOLÓN II, LTD., No. 15-0232

Majority

IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF I.C. AND Q.C. AND IN THE INTEREST OF S.C. AND K.C., CHILDREN, No. 16-0770

Majority

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

Majority

KING STREET PATRIOTS, CATHERINE ENGELBRECHT, BRYAN ENGELBRECHT, AND DIANE JOSEPHS v. TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY; GILBERTO HINOJOSA, SUCCESSOR TO BOYD RICHIE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY; JOHN WARREN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR DALLAS COUNTY CLERK; AND ANN BENNETT, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE DEMOCRATIC, No. 15-0320

Majority

BARBARA BATY v. OLGA FUTRELL, CRNA, AND COMPLETE ANESTHESIA CARE, P.C., No. 16-0164

Majority

WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056

Majority

NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC. v. DOREATHA WALKER, No. 16-0897

Majority

HONORS ACADEMY, INC., D/B/A HONORS ACADEMY AND AMERICAN YOUTHWORKS, INC., D/B/A AMERICAN YOUTHWORKS CHARTER SCHOOL v. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND MICHAEL MORATH, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, No. 16-0519

Majority

TRACY WINDRUM, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR CHILDREN, B.W., J.W., AND H.W. v. VICTOR KAREH, M.D., No. 17-0328

Majority

MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY—USA, A DELAWARE CORPORATION v. SHIRLEY ADAMS, CHARLENE BURGESS, WILLIE MAE HERBST JASIK, WILLIAM ALBERT HERBST, HELEN HERBST, AND R. MAY OIL & GAS COMPANY, LTD., No. 16-0505

Dissent

PATRICIA MOSLEY v. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 17-0345

Majority

IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, No. 17-0634

Majority

PEDERNAL ENERGY, LLC v. BRUINGTON ENGINEERING, LTD., No. 15-0123

Majority

14 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635

Concurrence

Majority

UDR TEXAS PROPERTIES, L.P. D/B/A THE GALLERY APARTMENTS, UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST, INC., ASR OF DELAWARE, L.L.C., AND UDR WESTERN RESIDENTIAL, INC. v. ALAN PETRIE, No. 15-0197

Concurrence

Majority

JULIE HERSH v. JOHN TATUM AND MARY ANN TATUM, No. 16-0096

Concurrence

Majority

CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS v. LAREDO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, No. 16-0748

Concurrence

Majority

REY GARZA v. ROXANA REGALADO HARRISON AND JOSEPH SANTELLANA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS RESPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHEN ANTHONY SANTELLANA, DECEASED, No. 17-0724

Concurrence

Majority

WALLACE L. HALL, JR., IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A REGENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHANCELLOR FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, No. 16-0773

Concurrence

Majority

D MAGAZINE PARTNERS, L.P. D/B/A D MAGAZINE, MAGAZINE LIMITED PARTNERS, L.P., AND ALLISON MEDIA, INC. v. JANAY BENDER ROSENTHAL, No. 15-0790

Majority

Concurrence

CHARLES J. HUGHES v. TOM GREEN COUNTY, No. 17-0409

Concurrence

Majority

IN RE DEAN DAVENPORT, ET AL., No. 15-0882

Concurrence

Majority

ERIC D. HILLMAN v. NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS AND NUECES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, No. 17-0588

Concurrence

Majority

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. AND STEVE BLOW v. JOHN TATUM AND MARY ANN TATUM, No. 16-0098

Concurrence

Majority

TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS v. RODERICK LYDELL BONNER, No. 18-0431

Concurrence

Majority

JOY WORSDALE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF SCOTT WORSDALE, ET AL. v. THE CITY OF KILLEEN, TEXAS, No. 18-0329

Concurrence

Majority

DELIA PAGAYON, MICHELLE FULTON, ALFREDO G. PAGAYON, MICHAEL G. PAGAYON, AND THE ESTATE OF ALFREDO M. PAGAYON v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, No. 15-0642

Concurrence

Majority

26 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

OSCAR ORTIZ v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-1048

Concur/Dissent

Majority

USAA TEXAS LLOYDS COMPANY v. GAIL MENCHACA, No. 14-0721

Concur/Dissent

Plurality

JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS v. JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, No. 16-0498

Dissent

Majority

THOMAS A. LALONDE, JR., P.E., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A LEE ENGINEERING CO., LEE ENGINEERING CO., STANLEY HAROLD PRATHER AND PRATHER ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS, INC. v. PAUL GOSNELL AND KIM GOSNELL, No. 16-0966

Dissent

Majority

U.S. SHALE ENERGY II, LLC, RAYMOND B. ROUSH, RUTHIE ROUSH DODGE, AND DAVID E. ROUSH v. LABORDE PROPERTIES, L.P., AND LABORDE MANAGEMENT, LLC, No. 17-0111

Dissent

Majority

FORT WORTH TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, MCDONALD TRANSIT ASSOCIATES, INC., MCDONALD TRANSIT, INC., AND LESHAWN VAUGHN v. MICHELE RODRIGUEZ AND NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 16-0542

Dissent

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF H.S., A MINOR CHILD, No. 16-0715

Dissent

Majority

THE STATE OF TEXAS EX REL. GEORGE DARRELL BEST v. PAUL REED HARPER, No. 16-0647

Majority

Dissent

BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., No. 17-0332

Dissent

Concur/Dissent

RICHARD T. ARCHER, DAVID B. ARCHER, CAROL ARCHER BUGG, JOHN V. ARCHER, KAREN ARCHER BALL, AND SHERRI ARCHER v. T. MARK ANDERSON AND CHRISTINE ANDERSON, AS CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF TED ANDERSON, No. 16-0256

Concur/Dissent

Majority

HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075

Dissent

Majority

AMANDA BRADSHAW v. BARNEY SAMUEL BRADSHAW, No. 16-0328

Dissent

Concurrence

AMERICAN K-9 DETECTION SERVICES, LLC AND HILL COUNTRY DOG CENTER, LLC v. LATASHA FREEMAN, No. 15-0932

Dissent

Majority

AC INTERESTS, L.P., FORMERLY AMERICAN COATINGS, L.P. v. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, No. 16-0260

Dissent

Majority

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. ROXANA TENORIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF PEDRO TENORIO, DECEASED, No. 16-0356

Dissent

NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502

Dissent

Majority

BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353

Dissent

Majority

UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921

Majority

Dissent

ALAMO HEIGHTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. CATHERINE CLARK, No. 16-0244

Dissent

Majority

KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073

Dissent

Majority

KMS RETAIL ROWLETT, LP F/K/A KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE, LP v. CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, No. 17-0850

Dissent

Majority

IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591

Majority

Dissent

IN RE NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING CO., LTD., No. 16-0851

Majority

Dissent

BARBARA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-0640

Concur/Dissent

Majority

RUBEN ALEMAN, M.D. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 17-0385

Dissent

Majority

WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. JAMES WEDEL AND MICHELLE WEDEL, No. 17-0462

Dissent

Majority

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 186 signed decisions

And 57 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

17 cases:Joined the same opinions

14 cases:Some divergence on opinions

26 cases:Disagreed about the judgment

17 cases:
Joined the same opinions

14 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

26 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment