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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Guzman

Guzman

Blacklock

Blacklock

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 125 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	97/125	77.6%
Different opinions, same judgment	4/125	3.2%
Agreed on judgment	110/125	88.0%
Disagreed on judgment	15/125	12.0%

And 36 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	17/36	47.2%
Different opinions, same judgment	4/36	11.1%
Agreed on judgment	21/36	58.3%
Disagreed on judgment	15/36	41.7%

Within those 36 cases that had a dissent:

17 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

GEORGE P. BUSH, AS THE LAND COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE v. LONE OAK CLUB, LLC, No. 18-0264

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 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

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

IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127

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

15 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

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

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

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

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

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

LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944

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

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

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

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

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

IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041

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

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