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

Boyd
Boyd
Hecht
Hecht

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 1081 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 919/1081 85.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 44/1081 4.1%
Agreed on judgment 963/1081 89.1%
Disagreed on judgment 118/1081 10.9%

And 264 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 102/264 38.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 44/264 16.7%
Agreed on judgment 146/264 55.3%
Disagreed on judgment 118/264 44.7%
 

Within those 264 cases that had some split opinions:

102 cases:
Joined the same opinions

44 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

118 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment