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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024)

Guzman
Guzman
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 228 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 181/228 79.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/228 3.1%
Agreed on judgment 201/228 88.2%
Disagreed on judgment 27/228 11.8%

And 55 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 21/55 38.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/55 12.7%
Agreed on judgment 28/55 50.9%
Disagreed on judgment 27/55 49.1%
 

Within those 55 cases that had a dissent:

21 cases:
Joined the same opinions

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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
GEORGE P. BUSH, AS THE LAND COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE v. LONE OAK CLUB, LLC, No. 18-0264
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
WILLIAM A. BREWER III v. LENNOX HEARTH PRODUCTS, LLC; TURNER & WITT PLUMBING, INC.; STRONG CUSTOM BUILDERS, LLC; THERMO DYNAMIC INSULATION, LLC; STATE FARM LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY; KEN AND BECKY TEEL; ROSS AND MEG RUSHING, No. 18-0426
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378
GuzmanBlacklockDissent
AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
IN RE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS, No. 20-0525
GuzmanBlacklockPer Curiam
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
GuzmanBlacklockDissent
IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS v. JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION, No. 16-0498
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
UNIVERSITY OF INCARNATE WORD v. VALERIE REDUS, ET AL., No. 18-0351
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
W&T OFFSHORE, INC. v. WESLEY FREDIEU, No. 18-1134
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. JAMES WEDEL AND MICHELLE WEDEL, No. 17-0462
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
GuzmanBlacklockMajority

7 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

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
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280
GuzmanBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckDissent
IN THE INTEREST OF H.S., A MINOR CHILD, No. 16-0715
GuzmanBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckDissent
AMANDA BRADSHAW v. BARNEY SAMUEL BRADSHAW, No. 16-0328
GuzmanSpeckConcurrence
SpeckBlacklockPlurality
RUBEN ALEMAN, M.D. v. TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD, No. 17-0385
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
GuzmanSpeckMajority
IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
GuzmanBlacklockMajority

27 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

USAA TEXAS LLOYDS COMPANY v. GAIL MENCHACA, No. 14-0721
SpeckBlacklockOther
GuzmanSpeckConcur/Dissent
GuzmanSpeckPlurality
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781
GuzmanSpeckDissent
GuzmanSpeckDissent
SpeckBlacklockConcurrence
SpeckBlacklockMajority
SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY v. AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD, L.P. AND HAYWARD BAKER, INC., No. 17-0905
GuzmanSpeckDissent
SpeckBlacklockMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockMajority
GuzmanSpeckDissent
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
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
EX PARTE E.H., No. 18-0932
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885
GuzmanSpeckDissent
SpeckBlacklockMajority
AMERICAN K-9 DETECTION SERVICES, LLC AND HILL COUNTRY DOG CENTER, LLC v. LATASHA FREEMAN, No. 15-0932
GuzmanSpeckDissent
GuzmanSpeckDissent
SpeckBlacklockMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. ROXANA TENORIO, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF PEDRO TENORIO, DECEASED, No. 16-0356
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckDissent
LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckPlurality
KMS RETAIL ROWLETT, LP F/K/A KMS RETAIL HUNTSVILLE, LP v. CITY OF ROWLETT, TEXAS, No. 17-0850
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
CONWAY WAAK, JR. AND MARLENE WAAK D/B/A CARMINE CHAROLAIS RANCH AND CARMINE CHAROLAIS RANCH v. RAUL AMPARO ZUNIGA RODRIGUEZ AND ANA MARIA ORTIZ MARTINEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF RAUL AMPARO ZUNIGA ORTIZ JR.; AND JUANA GUADALUPE MARTINEZ, AS NEXT FRIEND OF SEBASTIAN ZUNIGA AND WENDY ZUNIGA, ET AL., No. 19-0167
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
IN RE NORTH CYPRESS MEDICAL CENTER OPERATING CO., LTD., No. 16-0851
SpeckBlacklockMajority
GuzmanSpeckDissent
IN RE VERNA FRANCIS COLEY THETFORD, No. 17-0634
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., No. 17-0332
GuzmanSpeckConcur/Dissent
SpeckBlacklockMajority
BARBARA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-0640
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
OSCAR ORTIZ v. STATE FARM LLOYDS, No. 17-1048
SpeckBlacklockConcur/Dissent
GuzmanBlacklockMajority
ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962
SpeckBlacklockMajority
GuzmanSpeckDissent
RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767
GuzmanSpeckMajority
SpeckBlacklockConcur/Dissent
IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
GUY JAMES GRAY v. PATRICIA SKELTON, No. 18-0386
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051
SpeckBlacklockDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority