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

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In 2020-2024, they participated together in 185 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	154/185	83.2%
Different opinions, same judgment	17/185	9.2%
Agreed on judgment	171/185	92.4%
Disagreed on judgment	14/185	7.6%

And 60 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions	29/60	48.3%
Different opinions, same judgment	17/60	28.3%
Agreed on judgment	46/60	76.7%
Disagreed on judgment	14/60	23.3%

Within those 60 cases that had some split opinions:

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., A CHILD, No. 22-0420

Majority

THE LILITH FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY v. MARK LEE DICKSON AND RIGHT TO LIFE EAST TEXAS, No. 21-0978

Majority

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O., No. 20-0811

Majority

IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328

Majority

SIBEL ONASIS FERRER v. MADALENA ELIZABETH ALMANZA, ISABELLA P. ALMANZA, AND ALBERT BOONE ALMANZA, No. 21-0513

Majority

IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384

Majority

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

Majority

POLK COUNTY PUBLISHING COMPANY AND VALERIE REDDELL v. TOMMY LAMAR COLEMAN, No. 22-0103

Majority

PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725

Majority

IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127

Majority

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940

Majority

EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977

Majority

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

Majority

CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700

Majority

S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552

Majority

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

Concurrence

Majority

DOROTHY HAMPTON v. LEONARD THOME, No. 22-0435

Majority

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. THE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND JON CASSIDY, No. 21-0534

Majority

GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL., No. 22-0124

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A., CHILDREN, No. 22-0978

Majority

HARLEY CHANNELVIEW PROPERTIES, LLC v. HARLEY MARINE GULF, LLC, No. 23-0078

Majority

INDUSTRIAL SPECIALISTS, LLC v. BLANCHARD REFINING COMPANY LLC AND MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP, No. 20-0174

Dissent

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

Majority

AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. v. SARAH MILBURN, No. 21-1097

Majority

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

Majority

FOSSIL GROUP, INC. v. NICOLE HARRIS, No. 23-0376

Concurrence

Majority

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

Majority

THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036

Majority

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

Majority

17 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

HOUSTON AREA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION v. GUILLERMO M. MENDEZ, No. 21-0496

Concurrence

Majority

AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BERTHA ARCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 21-0843

Concurrence

Majority

ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451

Concurrence

Majority

ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366

Concurrence

Majority

EVE LYNN BAKER v. TERRY LEE BIZZLE, No. 22-0242

Concurrence

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069

Concurrence

Majority

CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS v. JIMMY CHANGAS, INC., No. 21-0307

Concurrence

Majority

IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179

Concurrence

Majority

JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393

Concurrence

Majority

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

Concurrence

Majority

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - EL PASO v. DR. LINDSEY NIEHAY, No. 22-0179

Concurrence

Majority

CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309

Concurrence

Majority

MARY ALICE KEYES AND SEAN LEO NADEAU v. DAVID WELLER AND INTEGRITECH ADVISORS, LLC, No. 22-1085

Concurrence

Majority

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

Concurrence

Majority

DIANNE HENSLEY v. STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT ET AL., No. 22-1145

Concurrence

Majority

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

Concurrence

Majority

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

Concurrence

Majority

14 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

IN RE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ MORRIS, AND TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE, INC., No. 23-0111

Dissent

Majority

JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

IN THE INTEREST OF A.A., G.A., AND K.A., CHILDREN, No. 21-0998

Dissent

Majority

DAVID A. SKEELS v. JONATHAN T. SUDER; MICHAEL T. COOKE; AND FRIEDMAN, SUDER & COOKE, P.C., No. 21-1014

Dissent

Majority

MCLANE CHAMPIONS, LLC AND R. DRAYTON MCLANE, JR. v. HOUSTON BASEBALL PARTNERS LLC, No. 21-0641

Dissent

Majority

MOSAIC BAYBROOK ONE, L.P. AND MOSAIC BAYBROOK TWO, L.P. v. PAUL SIMIEN, No. 19-0612

Dissent

Majority

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION v. ESTATE OF CLYDE L. BURT, LINDA S. WALLACE, EXECUTOR, AND LINDA S. WALLACE, No. 22-0437

Dissent

Majority

ANGELA HORTON AND KEVIN HOUSER v. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, No. 21-0769

Dissent

Concurrence

Majority

AMMONITE OIL & GAS CORPORATION v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND EOG RESOURCES, INC., No. 21-1035

Dissent

Majority

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF REGENTS v. PUREZA "DIDIT" MARTINEZ, No. 22-0843

Dissent

Majority

BEXAR APPRAISAL DISTRICT v. YVONDIA JOHNSON, No. 22-0485

Dissent

Majority

RICHARD J. MALOUF, D.D.S. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS EX RELS. CHRISTINE ELLIS, D.D.S. AND MADELAYNE CASTILLO, No. 22-1046

Dissent

Majority

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

Dissent

Majority

In 2020-2024, they participated together in 185 signed decisions

And 60 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

29 cases:Joined the same opinions

17 cases:Some divergence on opinions

14 cases:Disagreed about the judgment

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

17 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

14 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment