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

Guzman
Guzman
Johnson
Johnson

In 2017, they participated together in 75 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 69/75 92.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/75 2.7%
Agreed on judgment 71/75 94.7%
Disagreed on judgment 4/75 5.3%

And 19 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 13/19 68.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/19 10.5%
Agreed on judgment 15/19 78.9%
Disagreed on judgment 4/19 21.1%
 

Within those 19 cases that had some split opinions:

13 cases:
Joined the same opinions

IN RE DEAN DAVENPORT, ET AL., No. 15-0882
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
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
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
JULIE HERSH v. JOHN TATUM AND MARY ANN TATUM, No. 16-0096
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
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
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
LEVINSON ALCOSER ASSOCIATES, L.P. AND LEVINSON ASSOCIATES, INC. v. EL PISTOLÓN II, LTD., No. 15-0232
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
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
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502
GuzmanJohnsonDissent
BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
DELIA PAGAYON, MICHELLE FULTON, ALFREDO G. PAGAYON, MICHAEL G. PAGAYON, AND THE ESTATE OF ALFREDO M. PAGAYON v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, No. 15-0642
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
PEDERNAL ENERGY, LLC v. BRUINGTON ENGINEERING, LTD., No. 15-0123
GuzmanJohnsonMajority

2 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

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
GuzmanSpeckConcurrence
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
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
GuzmanJohnsonMajority
GuzmanSpeckConcurrence

4 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635
SpeckJohnsonDissent
GuzmanSpeckConcurrence
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075
SpeckJohnsonDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073
SpeckJohnsonDissent
GuzmanSpeckMajority
IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591
GuzmanSpeckMajority
SpeckJohnsonDissent