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

Brown
Brown
Hecht
Hecht

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 261 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 241/261 92.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/261 3.1%
Agreed on judgment 249/261 95.4%
Disagreed on judgment 12/261 4.6%

And 62 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 42/62 67.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/62 12.9%
Agreed on judgment 50/62 80.6%
Disagreed on judgment 12/62 19.4%
 

Within those 62 cases that had some split opinions:

42 cases:
Joined the same opinions

BARBARA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-0640
BrownHechtDissent
DEBRA C. GUNN, M.D., OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A., AND OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES P.L.L.C. v. ANDRE MCCOY, AS PERMANENT GUARDIAN OF SHANNON MILES MCCOY, AN INCAPACITATED PERSON, No. 16-0125
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056
BrownHechtDissent
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. ROXANA TENORIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF PEDRO TENORIO, DECEASED, No. 16-0356
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtDissent
CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS v. LAREDO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, No. 16-0748
BrownHechtMajority
BART DALTON v. CAROL DALTON, No. 17-0155
BrownHechtMajority
UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921
BrownHechtMajority
PEDERNAL ENERGY, LLC v. BRUINGTON ENGINEERING, LTD., No. 15-0123
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC. AND STEVE BLOW v. JOHN TATUM AND MARY ANN TATUM, No. 16-0098
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
AMANDA BRADSHAW v. BARNEY SAMUEL BRADSHAW, No. 16-0328
BrownHechtPlurality
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
BrownHechtMajority
AMERICAN K-9 DETECTION SERVICES, LLC AND HILL COUNTRY DOG CENTER, LLC v. LATASHA FREEMAN, No. 15-0932
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353
BrownHechtMajority
DR. BEHZAD NAZARI, D.D.S., ET AL. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS; XEROX CORPORATION; AND XEROX STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC, F/K/A ACS STATE HEALTHCARE, LLC, No. 16-0549
BrownHechtMajority
IN RE DEAN DAVENPORT, ET AL., No. 15-0882
BrownHechtMajority
NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502
BrownHechtMajority
JULIE HERSH v. JOHN TATUM AND MARY ANN TATUM, No. 16-0096
BrownHechtMajority
DELIA PAGAYON, MICHELLE FULTON, ALFREDO G. PAGAYON, MICHAEL G. PAGAYON, AND THE ESTATE OF ALFREDO M. PAGAYON v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, No. 15-0642
BrownHechtMajority
AC INTERESTS, L.P., FORMERLY AMERICAN COATINGS, L.P. v. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, No. 16-0260
BrownHechtMajority
THE STATE OF TEXAS EX REL. GEORGE DARRELL BEST v. PAUL REED HARPER, No. 16-0647
BrownHechtMajority
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073
BrownHechtMajority
ALAMO HEIGHTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. CATHERINE CLARK, No. 16-0244
BrownHechtMajority
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS v. JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, No. 16-0498
BrownHechtMajority
KMS RETAIL ROWLETT, LP F/K/A KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE, LP v. CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, No. 17-0850
BrownHechtMajority
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC. v. DOREATHA WALKER, No. 16-0897
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. JAMES WEDEL AND MICHELLE WEDEL, No. 17-0462
BrownHechtMajority
ERIC D. HILLMAN v. NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS AND NUECES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, No. 17-0588
BrownHechtMajority
PATRICIA MOSLEY v. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 17-0345
BrownHechtMajority
IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591
BrownHechtMajority
TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS v. RODERICK LYDELL BONNER, No. 18-0431
BrownHechtMajority
OSCAR ORTIZ v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-1048
BrownHechtConcur/Dissent
BrownHechtMajority
REY GARZA v. ROXANA REGALADO HARRISON AND JOSEPH SANTELLANA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS RESPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHEN ANTHONY SANTELLANA, DECEASED, No. 17-0724
BrownHechtMajority

8 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

USAA TEXAS LLOYDS COMPANY v. GAIL MENCHACA, No. 14-0721
BrownHechtConcur/Dissent
SpeckHechtConcurrence
BrownHechtPlurality
LEVINSON ALCOSER ASSOCIATES, L.P. AND LEVINSON ASSOCIATES, INC. v. EL PISTOLÓN II, LTD., No. 15-0232
BrownSpeckConcurrence
SpeckHechtMajority
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
BrownSpeckConcurrence
BrownHechtMajority
CHARLES J. HUGHES v. TOM GREEN COUNTY, No. 17-0409
BrownSpeckConcurrence
SpeckHechtMajority
IN RE OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, OXY INGLESIDE ENERGY CENTER, LLC, OXY INGLESIDE LPG TERMINAL LLC, AND OXY INGLESIDE OIL TERMINAL LLC, No. 18-0660
BrownSpeckConcurrence
BrownHechtMajority
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
BrownHechtMajority
ROSENBERG DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. IMPERIAL PERFORMING ARTS, INC., No. 17-0660
SpeckHechtConcurrence
BrownHechtMajority
RUBEN ALEMAN, M.D. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 17-0385
BrownSpeckConcurrence
SpeckHechtMajority

12 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, No. 17-0634
BrownSpeckDissent
SpeckHechtMajority
ETC MARKETING, LTD. v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 15-0687
SpeckHechtDissent
BrownSpeckConcurrence
BrownSpeckMajority
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
BrownSpeckDissent
SpeckHechtMajority
IN RE NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING CO., LTD., No. 16-0851
BrownSpeckMajority
SpeckHechtDissent
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
SpeckHechtDissent
BrownSpeckMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF H.S., A MINOR CHILD, No. 16-0715
BrownSpeckDissent
SpeckHechtMajority
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
BrownSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckHechtMajority
CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819
SpeckHechtDissent
BrownSpeckMajority
BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635
SpeckHechtDissent
BrownSpeckMajority
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
SpeckHechtDissent
BrownSpeckMajority
BARBARA BATY v. OLGA FUTRELL, CRNA, AND COMPLETE ANESTHESIA CARE, P.C., No. 16-0164
BrownSpeckDissent
SpeckHechtMajority
BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., No. 17-0332
SpeckHechtConcur/Dissent
BrownSpeckMajority