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

Hecht

Willett

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 353 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	294/353	83.3%
Different opinions, same judgment	6/353	1.7%
Agreed on judgment	312/353	88.4%
Disagreed on judgment	41/353	11.6%

And 95 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions	48/95	50.5%
Different opinions, same judgment	6/95	6.3%
Agreed on judgment	54/95	56.8%
Disagreed on judgment	41/95	43.2%

Within those 95 cases that had a dissent:

48 cases:
Joined the same opinions

TENET HOSPITALS LIMITED, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP D/B/A PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND MICHAEL D. COMPTON, M.D. v. ELIZABETH RIVERA, AS NEXT FRIEND FOR M.R., No. 13-0096

Majority

PETROLEUM SOLUTIONS, INC. v. BILL HEAD D/B/A BILL HEAD ENTERPRISES AND TITEFLEX, INC., No. 11-0425

Majority

PLAINSCAPITAL BANK v. WILLIAM MARTIN, No. 13-0337

Majority

IN RE DEEPWATER HORIZON, No. 13-0670

Majority

BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 13-0768

Majority

TERESA GAROFOLO v. OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 15-0437

Majority

EL PASO FIELD SERVICES, L.P. AND GULFTERRA SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. F/K/A EL PASO SOUTH TEXAS, L.P. v. MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND MASTEC, INC., No. 10-0648

Majority

IN RE NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, ET AL., No. 15-0328

Majority

WADE BRADY v. LEAANNE KLENTZMAN AND CARTER PUBLICATIONS, INC. D/B/A THE WEST FORT BEND STAR, INC., No. 15-0056

Dissent

MISSION CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. GLORIA GARCIA, No. 10-0802

Majority

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY v. DILJIT K. CHATHA, No. 10-0353

Majority

ALICE M. WOOD AND DANIEL L. WOOD v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A. AND OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., No. 14-0714

Dissent

U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL, INC. D/B/A U-HAUL, U-HAUL CO. OF TEXAS, INC. D/B/A U-HAUL OF DALLAS, AND EAST FORK ENTERPRISES, INC. D/B/A JOT 'EM DOWN, INC. v. TALMADGE WALDRIP, BERNICE WALDRIP, DINAH SIMINGTON, AND ANNE WALDRIP-BOYD, No. 10-0781

Majority

HEARTS BLUFF GAME RANCH, INC. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, No. 10-0491

Dissent

HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., HELIX WELL OPS, INC., AND HELIX OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. KELVIN GOLD, No. 16-0075

Majority

BARBARA D. COSGROVE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE TRUSTEE OF THE CHARLES AND BARBARA COSGROVE FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST v. MICHAEL CADE AND BILLIE CADE, No. 14-0346

Majority

GEOFFREY DUGGER v. MARY ANN ARREDONDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOEL MARTINEZ, DECEASED, No. 11-0549

Dissent

SEABRIGHT INSURANCE COMPANY v. MAXIMINA LOPEZ, BENEFICIARY OF CANDELARIO LOPEZ, DECEASED, No. 14-0272

Majority

BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS, LTD. v. JERRY ALDRIDGE, No. 10-0846

Majority

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION v. DAISY E. SYNATZSKE AND GRACE ANNETTE WEBB, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES AND CO-EXECUTRIXES OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH EMMITE, SR., JOSEPH EMMITE, JR., DOROTHY A. DAY, VERA J. GIALMALVA AND JAMES R. EMMITE, No. 12-0617

Majority

IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 12-0957

Majority

SUSAN ELAINE BOSTIC, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEIRS AND ESTATE OF TIMOTHY SHAWN BOSTIC, DECEASED; HELEN DONNAHOE; AND KYLE ANTHONY BOSTIC v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, No. 10-0775

Majority

IN RE JOHN DOE A/K/A “TROOPER”, No. 13-0073

Majority

CANTEY HANGER, LLP v. PHILIP GREGORY BYRD, LUCY LEASING CO., L.L.C., AND PGB AIR, INC., No. 13-0861

Dissent

MCGINNES INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION v. THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 14-0465

Majority

JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, No. 14-0745

Majority

JASON R. SEARCY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE EXEMPT ASSETS TRUST v. PAREX RESOURCES, INC., No. 14-0293

Majority

UNITED SCAFFOLDING, INC. v. JAMES LEVINE, No. 15-0921

Majority

CADENA COMERCIAL USA CORP. D/B/A OXXO v. TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, No. 14-0819

Dissent

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

Dissent

NOBLE ENERGY, INC. v. CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, No. 15-0502

Majority

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, DIVISION OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION v. BONNIE JONES AND AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 15-0025

Majority

MICHAEL MCINTYRE AND LAURA MCINTYRE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILDREN, K.M., L.M., C.M., M.M., AND L.M. v. EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. LORENZO GARCIA, AND MARK MENDOZA, No. 14-0732

Majority

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILLIAM NAMI, No. 14-0901

Majority

CENTERPOINT BUILDERS GP, LLC AND CENTERPOINT BUILDERS, LTD. v. TRUSSWAY, LTD., No. 14-0650

Majority

KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 15-0073

Majority

PRESTON A. OCHSNER v. VICTORIA V. OCHSNER, No. 14-0638

Majority

IN RE NATIONAL LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY, WARDLAW CLAIMS SERVICE, INC. AND IDEAL ADJUSTING, INC., No. 15-0591

Majority

THE FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS, THE CREDIT UNION COMMISSION OF TEXAS, AND TEXAS BANKERS ASSOCIATION v. VALERIE NORWOOD, ELISE SHOWS, MARYANN ROBLES-VALDEZ, BOBBY MARTIN, PAMELA COOPER, AND CARLOS RIVAS, No. 10-0121

Majority

On Rehearing

CITY OF AUSTIN v. HARRY M. WHITTINGTON, ET AL., No. 10-0316

Concur/Dissent

PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY v. TORCH ENERGY ADVISORS INCORPORATED, No. 13-0597

Majority

DYNEGY INC. v. TERRY W. YATES, INDIVIDUALLY, AND TERRY W. YATES, P.C., No. 11-0541

Majority

CITY OF DALLAS v. HEATHER STEWART, No. 09-0257

Majority

RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, No. 12-0620

Majority

THE BOEING COMPANY AND THE GREATER KELLY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY N/K/A THE PORT AUTHORITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, No. 12-1007

Majority

GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. RICKY MATAK, BELINDA MATAK AND MISTY SONNIER, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER PETE LOGAN MATAK, DECEASED, No. 13-0042

Majority

WEEKS MARINE, INC. v. MAXIMINO GARZA, No. 10-0435

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF K.M.L., A CHILD, No. 12-0728

Majority

6 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

RUSK STATE HOSPITAL v. DENNIS BLACK AND PAM BLACK, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF TRAVIS BONHAM BLACK, DECEASED, No. 10-0548

Majority

Concurrence

ROBERT MASTERSON, MARK BROWN, GEORGE BUTLER, CHARLES WESTBROOK, RICHEY OLIVER, CRAIG PORTER, SHARON WEBER, JUNE SMITH, RITA BAKER, STEPHANIE PEDDY, BILLIE RUTH HODGES, DALLAS CHRISTIAN, AND THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD v. THE DIOCESE OF NORTHWEST TEXAS, THE REV. CELIA ELLERY, DON GRIFFIS, AND MICHAEL RYAN, No. 11-0332

Majority

Concurrence

HALEY HEBNER AND DARRIN CHARLES SCOTT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF R.M.S., A MINOR v. NAGAKRISHNA REDDY, M.D., AND NEW BRAUNFELS OB/GYN, P.A., No. 14-0593

Concurrence

Majority

CAROL SEVERANCE v. JERRY PATTERSON, COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE; GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS; AND KURT SISTRUNK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 09-0387

Majority

Concurrence

TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. TIMOTHY J. RUTTIGER, No. 08-0751

Majority

Concurrence

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338

Plurality

Concurrence

41 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. AS RECEIVER FOR GUARANTY BANK v. CHRISTA C. LENK, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ALBERT THOMPSON, No. 08-0908

Majority

Dissent

JACK EDWARD MILNER v. VICKI ANN MILNER, No. 10-0776

Majority

Dissent

CITY OF DALLAS v. DAVID S. MARTIN AND GEORGE G. PARKER, ET AL., No. 07-0288

Dissent

Majority

IN RE ALLCAT CLAIMS SERVICE, L.P. AND JOHN WEAKLY, No. 11-0589

Majority

Concur/Dissent

KACHINA PIPELINE COMPANY, INC. v. MICHAEL D. LILLIS, No. 13-0596

Concur/Dissent

Majority

ETC MARKETING, LTD. v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 15-0687

Dissent

Concurrence

Majority

BANKDIRECT CAPITAL FINANCE, LLC, A SUBSIDIARY OF TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A. v. PLASMA FAB, LLC AND RUSSELL MCCANN, No. 15-0635

Dissent

Majority

IN RE XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND CAMBRIDGE INTEGRATED SERVICES GROUP, INC., No. 10-0960

Majority

Dissent

TEXAS WEST OAKS HOSPITAL, LP AND TEXAS HOSPITAL HOLDINGS, LLC v. FREDERICK WILLIAMS, No. 10-0603

Majority

Dissent

ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P. v. AVINGER TIMBER, LLC, No. 10-0950

Majority

Dissent

AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE I, LLC AND AHF-ARBORS AT HUNTSVILLE II, LLC v. WALKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 10-0714

Dissent

Majority

RAUL ERNESTO LOAISIGA, M.D. AND RAUL ERNESTO LOAISIGA, M.D., P.A. v. GUADALUPE CERDA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF MARISSA CERDA, A MINOR, AND CINDY VELEZ, No. 10-0928

Majority

Concur/Dissent

IN RE NESTLE USA, INC., No. 12-0518

Majority

Dissent

THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS AND ROUND ROCK FIRE CHIEF LARRY HODGE v. JAIME RODRIGUEZ AND ROUND ROCK FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, No. 10-0666

Majority

Dissent

THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS v. ROGER BATES, MICHAEL L. SPRATT AND DOUGLAS SPRINGER, No. 11-0778

Majority

Concur/Dissent

IN RE MICHAEL N. BLAIR, No. 11-0441

Plurality

Concurrence

Dissent

THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH, ET AL. v. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ET AL., No. 11-0265

Majority

Dissent

TEXAS ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE v. MICHELE NGAKOUE, No. 11-0686

Majority

Dissent

CITY OF LORENA, TEXAS v. BMTP HOLDINGS, L.P., No. 11-0554

Majority

Dissent

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. RICKY ADCOCK, No. 11-0934

Majority

Dissent

IN RE STEPHANIE LEE, No. 11-0732

Majority

Dissent

HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS v. EDWARD A. AND NORMA KERR, ET AL., No. 13-0303

Dissent

Majority

BENEDICT G. WENSKE AND ELIZABETH WENSKE v. STEVE EALY AND DEBORAH EALY, No. 16-0353

Dissent

Majority

LEE C. RITCHIE, ET AL. v. ANN CALDWELL RUPE, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DALLAS GORDON RUPE, III 1995 FAMILY TRUST, No. 11-0447

Majority

Dissent

LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND TOMMY FISHER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT v. CHURCH & AKIN, L.L.C., No. 12-1039

Majority

Dissent

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. OLIVER OKOLI, No. 10-0567

Majority

Dissent

STATE OF TEXAS v. ANGELIQUE NAYLOR AND SABINA DALY, No. 11-0114

Majority

Dissent

KING FISHER MARINE SERVICE, L.P. v. JOSE H. TAMEZ, No. 13-0103

Majority

Dissent

GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP v. KEN PAXTON, TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND JIM JENKINS, No. 13-0745

Majority

Dissent

ASHISH PATEL, ANVERALI SATANI, NAZIRA MOMIN, MINAZ CHAMADIA, AND VIJAY LAKSHMI YOGI v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, ET AL., No. 12-0657

Majority

Concurrence

Dissent

RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY v. THE LYND COMPANY, No. 13-0080

Majority

Dissent

KBMT OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, KBMT LICENSE COMPANY, LLC, BRIAN BURNS, JACKIE SIMIEN AND TRACY KENNICK v. MINDA LAO TOLEDO, No. 14-0456

Dissent

Majority

MIKE MORATH, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION v. STERLING CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HIGHLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND BLACKWELL CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 14-0986

Concur/Dissent

Plurality

CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C. AND CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. v. MARTHA ROWAN HYDER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIX AND TRUSTEE UNDER THE WILL OF ELTON M. HYDER, JR., DECEASED, AND AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE ELTON M. HYDER JR. RESIDUARY TRUST, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE ELTON M. HYDER JR. MARITAL TRUST; BRENT ROWAN HY, No. 14-0302

Majority

Dissent

ROBERT SUTHERLAND, JESUS DE LA GARZA AND SOUTHERN CUSTOMS PAINT AND BODY v. ROBERT KEITH SPENCER, No. 10-0750

Majority

Dissent

HIGHLAND HOMES LTD. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 12-0604

Majority

Dissent

KEVIN T. MORTON v. HUNG NGUYEN AND CAROL S. NGUYEN, No. 12-0539

Majority

Concur/Dissent

AMERICO LIFE, INC., AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, GREAT SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE OHIO STATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL FARMERS UNION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. ROBERT L. MYER AND STRIDER MARKETING GROUP, INC., No. 12-0739

Majority

Dissent

ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 12-0772

Majority

Dissent

GARY WAYNE JASTER v. COMET II CONSTRUCTION, INC., JOE H. SCHNEIDER, LAURA H. SCHNEIDER, AND AUSTIN DESIGN GROUP, No. 12-0804

Plurality

Concurrence

Dissent

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, A/S/O MIRSAN, L.P., D/B/A SIENNA RIDGE APARTMENTS v. CARMEN A. WHITE, No. 14-0086

Dissent

Majority

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 353 signed decisions

And 95 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

48 cases:Joined the same opinions

6 cases:Some divergence on opinions

41 cases:Disagreed about the judgment

48 cases:
Joined the same opinions

6 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

41 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment