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How often have each Justice's
authored opinions been joined?

Showing the 2006-2017 Terms
(September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2017)

  Solo Hecht O'Neill Jefferson Wainwright Brister Medina Green Johnson Willett Guzman Lehrmann Boyd Devine Brown
Hecht 16.2   5.9 6.7 11.1 40.0 37.0 22.2 8.1 28.6 15.8 5.3 0.0 20.0 57.1
O'Neill 34.8 4.3   34.8 4.3 9.5 54.5 21.7 8.7 9.1 0.0        
Jefferson 12.5 8.7 46.2   9.1 9.1 31.8 40.9 16.7 13.0 7.7 72.7 0.0 0.0  
Wainwright 40.0 0.0 20.0 5.3   10.0 5.0 0.0 52.6 14.3 12.5 0.0      
Brister 27.8 23.5 38.9 27.8 5.6   38.9 5.9 0.0 26.7          
Medina 0.0 0.0 50.0 25.0 16.7 0.0   0.0 16.7 0.0 100.0 100.0      
Green 8.3 33.3 20.0 66.7 14.3 0.0 0.0   45.5 16.7 0.0 33.3 20.0 20.0 66.7
Johnson 30.2 9.3 0.0 14.3 26.9 0.0 18.5 24.4   17.1 11.1 12.0 43.8 6.2 12.5
Willett 36.0 33.3 10.0 5.0 27.8 10.0 5.3 0.0 20.8   6.7 28.6 20.0 50.0 20.0
Guzman 21.4 7.7   14.3 16.7   57.1 14.3 7.1 14.3   14.3 25.0 28.6 60.0
Lehrmann 35.0 0.0   25.0 0.0   70.0 5.0 15.0 15.0 0.0   30.0 30.0 0.0
Boyd 20.8 0.0   0.0       0.0 43.5 30.4 20.8 41.7   29.2 0.0
Devine 60.0 0.0   0.0       0.0 20.0 40.0 0.0 25.0 25.0   0.0
Brown 0.0 0.0           0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0  

Each row shows what percentage of a Justice's opinions were "Solo" opinions and what percentage were joined by each other member of the Court. (Because not all Justices have sat on all cases, adding the overall "Solo" column to a particular Justice's join rate might total more than 100%.)