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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2021)

Boyd
Boyd
Hecht
Hecht

In 2010-2021, they participated together in 552 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 426/552 77.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 31/552 5.6%
Agreed on judgment 457/552 82.8%
Disagreed on judgment 95/552 17.2%

And 198 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 72/198 36.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 31/198 15.7%
Agreed on judgment 103/198 52.0%
Disagreed on judgment 95/198 48.0%
 

Within those 198 cases that had some split opinions:

72 cases:
Joined the same opinions

31 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

95 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment