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

Lehrmann
Lehrmann
Boyd
Boyd

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 378 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 332/378 87.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/378 4.2%
Agreed on judgment 348/378 92.1%
Disagreed on judgment 30/378 7.9%

And 94 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 48/94 51.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/94 17.0%
Agreed on judgment 64/94 68.1%
Disagreed on judgment 30/94 31.9%
 

Within those 94 cases that had some split opinions:

48 cases:
Joined the same opinions

THE STATE OF TEXAS v. VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, No. 21-0130
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydMajority
GEORGE P. BUSH, AS THE LAND COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE v. LONE OAK CLUB, LLC, No. 18-0264
LehrmannBoydMajority
THE LILITH FUND FOR REPRODUCTIVE EQUITY v. MARK LEE DICKSON AND RIGHT TO LIFE EAST TEXAS, No. 21-0978
LehrmannBoydMajority
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P., F/K/A GEOSOUTHERN DEWITT PROPERTIES, LLC, BPX PROPERTIES (NA) LP, GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION, AND BPX PRODUCTION COMPANY v. MICHAEL A. SHEPPARD, ET AL., No. 20-0904
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN RE MARIA TERESA RAMIREZ MORRIS, AND TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE, INC., No. 23-0111
LehrmannBoydMajority
TOTALENERGIES E&P USA, INC. v. MP GULF OF MEXICO, LLC, No. 21-0028
LehrmannBoydMajority
LOUIS HINOJOS v. STATE FARM LLOYDS AND RAUL PULIDO, No. 19-0280
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF JAMES E. FAIRLEY, No. 20-0328
LehrmannBoydMajority
SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY v. VICENTE MEDINA, ASHLEY MEDINA & ARIS ANTONIOU, No. 19-0400
LehrmannBoydMajority
THE EL PASO EDUCATION INITIATIVE, INC., D/B/A BURNHAM WOOD CHARTER SCHOOL v. AMEX PROPERTIES, LLC, No. 18-1167
LehrmannBoydMajority
OZIER HURST v. NATIONAL SECURITY FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, ACTION CLAIM SERVICE, INC., AND AARON TIMMINS, No. 17-0719
LehrmannBoydOther
EX PARTE E.H., No. 18-0932
LehrmannBoydMajority
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. BERTHA ARCE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 21-0843
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF G.X.H., JR. AND B.X.H., CHILDREN v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 19-0959
LehrmannBoydMajority
ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION v. BRYCE J. WALLACE, ELITE DRILLERS CORPORATION, AND UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY AND ITS PARENT, UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC., No. 20-0451
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN RE CITY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, No. 20-0134
LehrmannBoydMajority
EX PARTE R.P.G.P., No. 19-1051
LehrmannBoydMajority
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DANIEL WES IRWIN, No. 19-0885
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.F.-G., A CHILD, No. 20-0378
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN RE K & L AUTO CRUSHERS, LLC AND THOMAS GOTHARD, JR., No. 19-1022
LehrmannBoydMajority
KATHLEEN POWELL & PAUL LUCCIA v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, No. 19-0689
LehrmannBoydMajority
HOUSECANARY, INC. F/K/A CANARY ANALYTICS, INC. v. TITLE SOURCE, INC., REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS, AND HOUSTON FORWARD TIMES, No. 19-0673
LehrmannBoydMajority
PATRICK VON DOHLEN, BRIAN GRECO, KEVIN JASON KHATTAR, MICHAEL KNUFFKE, AND DANIEL PETRI v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, No. 20-0725
LehrmannBoydMajority
MO-VAC SERVICE COMPANY, INC. v. PRIMITIVO ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY, SAN JUANITA ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY, AND MARTHA ESCOBEDO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF FABIAN ESCOBEDO, No. 18-0852
SpeckBoydMajority
ELEPHANT INSURANCE COMPANY, LLC v. LORRAINE KENYON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE KENYON, No. 20-0366
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydMajority
VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT v. CURTIS MECK, No. 18-0458
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydDissent
RODNEY DRAUGHON v. JOYCIE JOHNSON, No. 20-0158
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
GUY JAMES GRAY v. PATRICIA SKELTON, No. 18-0386
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF D.T., A CHILD, No. 20-0055
LehrmannBoydConcurrence
IN THE MATTER OF TROY S. POE TRUST, No. 20-0179
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A., G.A., AND K.A., CHILDREN, No. 21-0998
LehrmannBoydMajority
HOUSTON AREA SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. AND PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION v. GUILLERMO M. MENDEZ, No. 21-0496
LehrmannBoydDissent
MCLANE CHAMPIONS, LLC AND R. DRAYTON MCLANE, JR. v. HOUSTON BASEBALL PARTNERS LLC, No. 21-0641
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannBoydDissent
MOSAIC BAYBROOK ONE, L.P. AND MOSAIC BAYBROOK TWO, L.P. v. PAUL SIMIEN, No. 19-0612
LehrmannBoydMajority
ODYSSEY 2020 ACADEMY, INC. v. GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, No. 19-0962
LehrmannBoydMajority
JAMES FREDRICK MILES v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. AND INTEGRATED TEXAS LOGISTICS, INC., No. 20-0393
LehrmannBoydMajority
CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS v. JIMMY CHANGAS, INC., No. 21-0307
LehrmannBoydMajority
CONSTANTINO MEZA, PLUTARCO MEZA, DANIELA MEZA, AND ALEJANDRA MEZA v. THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, No. 22-0296
LehrmannBoydOther
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - EL PASO v. DR. LINDSEY NIEHAY, No. 22-0179
LehrmannBoydDissent

16 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN PRESIDENT JAY HARTZELL, ET AL. v. S.O., No. 20-0811
SpeckBoydConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckMajority
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC. AND RIGOBERTO ZELAYA v. ROBERT STEVENSON, No. 19-0282
SpeckBoydConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE CHRISTIANSON AIR CONDITIONING & PLUMBING, LLC AND CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, LP, No. 20-0384
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
SpeckBoydConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS; AND RUTH HUGHS, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE v. THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE AUSTIN, SOUTHWEST, AND TEXOMA REGIONS; COMMON CAUSE TEXAS; AND ROBERT KNETSCH, No. 20-0846
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydPer Curiam
IN RE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 20-0394
SpeckBoydConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE G.S., No. 21-0127
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. N.J., No. 20-0940
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. D/B/A ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS, No. 19-0497
SpeckBoydConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckMajority
CITY OF BAYTOWN v. ALAN SCHROCK, No. 20-0309
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF D.S., A CHILD, No. 18-0908
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN RE C.J.C., No. 19-0694
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, ET AL. v. HARRIS COUNTY, ET AL., No. 22-0124
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
LEMUEL DAVID HOGAN v. STEPHANIE MONTAGNE ZOANNI, No. 18-0944
SpeckBoydConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckPlurality
IN THE INTEREST OF J.S., A CHILD, No. 22-0420
SpeckBoydConcurrence
LehrmannSpeckMajority
JIM OLIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, D/B/A PHOTOLIVE, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, No. 19-0605
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority

30 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

LADONNA DEGAN, RIC TERRONES, JOHN MCGUIRE, REED HIGGINS, MIKE GURLEY, LARRY EDDINGTON, AND STEVEN MCBRIDE v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DALLAS POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM, No. 19-0234
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
SpeckBoydConcur/Dissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE LINDA DURNIN, ERIC KROHN, & MICHAEL LOVINS, No. 21-0170
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC. v. PANDA POWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, LLC, D/B/A PANDA POWER FUNDS, ET AL., No. 18-0781
LehrmannSpeckDissent
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY v. AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD, L.P. AND HAYWARD BAKER, INC., No. 17-0905
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 19-0701
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannBoydMajority
IN RE USAA GENERAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 20-0075
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
AEROTEK, INC. v. LERONE BOYD, MICHAEL MARSHALL, JIMMY ALLEN, AND TROJUAN CORNETT, No. 20-0290
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
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
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
DAWN NETTLES v. GTECH CORPORATION AND THE TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION, No. 17-1010
SpeckBoydConcur/Dissent
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
EX PARTE K.T. v. K.T., No. 20-0977
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC, No. 19-0662
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK, No. 20-0127
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN RE GREG ABBOTT IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; JAIME MASTERS IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 22-0229
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckConcurrence
LehrmannBoydMajority
AMAZON.COM, INCORPORATED v. MORGAN MCMILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT OF FRIEND OF E.G., A MINOR, No. 20-0979
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
JAMES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC AND PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION v. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION, No. 20-0079
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannBoydMajority
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
LehrmannSpeckDissent
SpeckBoydMajority
THOMAS BRANDON PERTHUIS v. BAYLOR MIRACA GENETICS LABORATORIES, LLC, No. 21-0036
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
TEXAS PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON, No. 19-0767
LehrmannSpeckMajority
SpeckBoydConcur/Dissent
IN RE COLTON LESTER, No. 18-1041
SpeckBoydDissent
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD, No. 19-1069
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
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
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM v. THE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY AND JON CASSIDY, No. 21-0534
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS v. ABDUL PRIDGEN AND VANCE KEYES, No. 20-0700
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority
S.C. v. M.B., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF I.C., No. 20-0552
SpeckBoydDissent
LehrmannSpeckMajority