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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2024)

Devine
Devine
Young
Young

In 2020-2024, they participated together in 187 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 153/187 81.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/187 8.0%
Agreed on judgment 168/187 89.8%
Disagreed on judgment 19/187 10.2%

And 63 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 29/63 46.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/63 23.8%
Agreed on judgment 44/63 69.8%
Disagreed on judgment 19/63 30.2%
 

Within those 63 cases that had some split opinions:

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., A CHILD, No. 22-0420
DevineYoungMajority
IN RE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ MORRIS, AND TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE, INC., No. 23-0111
DevineYoungDissent
SIBEL ONASIS FERRER v. MADALENA ELIZABETH ALMANZA, ISABELLA P. ALMANZA, AND ALBERT BOONE ALMANZA, No. 21-0513
DevineYoungMajority
IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384
DevineYoungMajority
FINLEY RESOURCES, INC., FINLEY PRODUCTION CO., L.P. AND PETRO CANYON ENERGY, LLC v. HEADINGTON ROYALTY, INC. AND HEADINGTON ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC, No. 21-0509
DevineYoungMajority
POLK COUNTY PUBLISHING COMPANY AND VALERIE REDDELL v. TOMMY LAMAR COLEMAN, No. 22-0103
DevineYoungMajority
IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127
DevineYoungMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940
DevineYoungMajority
EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977
DevineYoungMajority
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700
DevineYoungMajority
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
DevineYoungMajority
S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552
DevineYoungMajority
IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179
DevineYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
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
DevineYoungDissent
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES; JOHN HELLERSTEDT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS DSHS v. CROWN DISTRIBUTING LLC; AMERICA JUICE CO., LLC; CUSTOM BOTANICAL DISPENSARY, LLC; 1937 APOTHECARY, LLC, No. 21-1045
DevineYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
DOROTHY HAMPTON v. LEONARD THOME, No. 22-0435
DevineYoungMajority
DAVID A. SKEELS v. JONATHAN T. SUDER; MICHAEL T. COOKE; AND FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE, P.C., No. 21-1014
DevineYoungMajority
MCLANE CHAMPIONS, LLC AND R. DRAYTON MCLANE, JR. v. HOUSTON BASEBALL PARTNERS LLC, No. 21-0641
DevineYoungMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A., CHILDREN, No. 22-0978
DevineYoungMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL., No. 22-0124
DevineYoungMajority
MOSAIC BAYBROOK ONE, L.P. AND MOSAIC BAYBROOK TWO, L.P. v. PAUL SIMIEN, No. 19-0612
DevineYoungMajority
HARLEY CHANNELVIEW PROPERTIES, LLC v. HARLEY MARINE GULF, LLC, No. 23-0078
DevineYoungMajority
THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036
DevineYoungMajority
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
DevineYoungMajority
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - EL PASO v. DR. LINDSEY NIEHAY, No. 22-0179
DevineYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
STATE OF TEXAS; KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS; TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD; AND STEPHEN BRINT CARLTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD v. AMANDA ZURAWSKI; LAUREN MILLER; LAUREN HALL; ANNA ZARGARIAN; ASHLEY BRANDT; KYLIE BEATON; JESSICA BERNARDO; SAMANTHA CASIANO; AUSTIN DENNARD, D.O.; TAYLOR EDWARDS; KIERSTEN HOGAN; LAUREN VAN VLEET; ELIZABETH WELLER; DAMLA KARSAN, M.D., ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND HER PATIENTS; AND JUDY LEVISON, M.D., M.P.H., ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND HER PATIENTS, No. 23-0629
DevineYoungMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF G.A.M., A CHILD v. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 23-0968
DevineYoungOther
IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 23-0729
DevineYoungOther
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
DevineYoungMajority

15 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

THE LILITH FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY v. MARK LEE DICKSON AND RIGHT TO LIFE EAST TEXAS, No. 21-0978
DevineSpeckConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BERTHA ARCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 21-0843
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineSpeckMajority
PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725
DevineSpeckConcurrence
SpeckYoungMajority
ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS v. JIMMY CHANGAS, INC., No. 21-0307
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
EVE LYNN BAKER v. TERRY LEE BIZZLE, No. 22-0242
SpeckYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
MARY ALICE KEYES AND SEAN LEO NADEAU v. DAVID WELLER AND INTEGRITECH ADVISORS, LLC, No. 22-1085
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
ANGELA HORTON AND KEVIN HOUSER v. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, No. 21-0769
SpeckYoungDissent
DevineYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
DIANNE HENSLEY v. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT ET AL., No. 22-1145
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineSpeckConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
STATE OF TEXAS; OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD; TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION; AND KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS v. LAZARO LOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF LUNA LOE, A MINOR; MARY MOE AND MATTHEW MOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF MAEVE MOE, A MINOR; NORA NOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF NATHAN NOE, A MINOR; SARAH SOE AND STEVEN SOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF SAMANTHA SOE, A MINOR; GINA GOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF GRAYSON GOE, A MINOR; PFLAG, INC.; RICHARD OGDEN ROBERTS III, M.D.; DAVID L. PAUL, M.D.; PATRICK W. O’MALLEY, M.D.; AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN, No. 23-0697
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineSpeckConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
STEVE HUYNH, INDIVIDUALLY; YVONNE HUYNH, INDIVIDUALLY; HUYNH POULTRY FARM, LLC D/B/A STEVE THI HUYNH POULTRY FARM D/B/A HUYNH POULTRY FARM; T & N POULTRY FARM, LLC; THINH BAO NGUYEN, INDIVIDUALLY; TIMMY HUYNH POULTRY FARM; TIMMY HUYNH, INDIVIDUALLY; AND SANDERSON FARMS, INC. v. FRANK BLANCHARD, ANGELIA SNOW, TANYA BERRY, KIMBERLY RILEY, JOHN MILLER, AMY MILLER, CHAD MARTINEZ, EMILY MARTINEZ, MERSINI BLANCHARD, MALAKOFF PROPERTIES, LLC, AND RONNY SNOW, No. 21-0676
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND CASSIE BROWN, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE v. STONEWATER ROOFING, LTD. CO., No. 22-0427
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority
FOSSIL GROUP, INC. v. NICOLE HARRIS, No. 23-0376
SpeckYoungConcurrence
DevineYoungMajority

19 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

HOUSTON AREA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION v. GUILLERMO M. MENDEZ, No. 21-0496
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungMajority
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O., No. 20-0811
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
IN RE STEVEN HOTZE, M.D., HON. SID MILLER, GERRY MONROE, RANDOLPH PRICE, ALAN HARTMAN, ALAN VERA, AND GREGORY BLUME, No. 21-0893
DevineSpeckOther
SpeckYoungOther
JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079
DevineSpeckDissent
DevineYoungMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungMajority
INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTS, LLC v. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC AND MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, No. 20-0174
SpeckYoungDissent
DevineSpeckPlurality
JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393
DevineSpeckDissent
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A., G.A., AND K.A., CHILDREN, No. 21-0998
SpeckYoungDissent
DevineSpeckMajority
COLLIN CREEK ASSISTED LIVING CENTER, INC. D/B/A/ DAYSPRING ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY v. CHRISTINE FABER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW OF CARMELINA “MILLIE” SMITH, DECEASED, No. 21-0470
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungConcurrence
SpeckYoungMajority
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. THE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND JON CASSIDY, No. 21-0534
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION v. ESTATE OF CLYDE L. BURT, LINDA S. WALLACE, EXECUTOR, AND LINDA S. WALLACE, No. 22-0437
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. v. SARAH MILBURN, No. 21-1097
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
AMMONITE OIL & GAS CORPORATION v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND EOG RESOURCES, INC., No. 21-1035
SpeckYoungDissent
DevineSpeckMajority
ROGER BORGELT, MARK PULLIAM, JAY WILEY, AND THE STATE OF TEXAS v. AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, IAFF LOCAL 975; CITY OF AUSTIN; AND MARC A. OTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN, No. 22-1149
DevineSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckYoungMajority
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS v. PUREZA "DIDIT" MARTINEZ, No. 22-0843
SpeckYoungDissent
DevineSpeckMajority
BEXAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. YVONDIA JOHNSON, No. 22-0485
SpeckYoungDissent
DevineSpeckMajority
TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS LANDFILL, INC. v. TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BY AND THROUGH MARYA CRIGLER, ACTING IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHIEF APPRAISER OF TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 22-0620
DevineSpeckDissent
SpeckYoungMajority
RICHARD J. MALOUF, D.D.S. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS EX RELS. CHRISTINE ELLIS, D.D.S. AND MADELAYNE CASTILLO, No. 22-1046
SpeckYoungDissent
DevineSpeckMajority