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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2018 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2018)

Boyd
Boyd
Hecht
Hecht

In 2010-2018, they participated together in 350 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 264/350 75.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/350 5.7%
Agreed on judgment 284/350 81.1%
Disagreed on judgment 66/350 18.9%

And 129 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 43/129 33.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/129 15.5%
Agreed on judgment 63/129 48.8%
Disagreed on judgment 66/129 51.2%
 

Within those 129 cases that had some split opinions:

43 cases:
Joined the same opinions

20 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

66 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment