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

Showing the 2010-2015 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2015)

  Solo Hecht Jefferson Wainwright Medina Green Johnson Willett Guzman Lehrmann O'Neill Brister Boyd Devine Brown
Hecht 5.9   15.4 0.0 40.0 23.5 11.8 29.4 17.6 6.2 0.0   0.0 28.6 75.0
Jefferson 7.7 8.3   0.0 36.4 41.7 7.7 15.4 7.7 72.7 50.0   0.0 0.0  
Wainwright 44.4 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0 62.5 14.3 12.5 0.0 0.0        
Medina 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0          
Green 0.0 60.0 100.0 0.0 0.0   20.0 20.0 0.0 40.0     25.0 25.0 50.0
Johnson 42.1 5.3 0.0 27.3 0.0 21.1   21.1 5.3 5.6 0.0   37.5 12.5 25.0
Willett 46.2 7.7 0.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 25.0   7.7 33.3     25.0 50.0 33.3
Guzman 25.0 9.1 14.3 16.7 57.1 16.7 8.3 16.7   16.7     16.7 40.0 50.0
Lehrmann 33.3 0.0 25.0 0.0 70.0 5.6 11.1 16.7 0.0       25.0 25.0 0.0
O'Neill 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0            
Brister                              
Boyd 23.1 0.0 0.0     0.0 41.7 30.8 38.5 46.2       23.1 0.0
Devine 50.0 0.0 0.0     0.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 33.3     33.3   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%.)