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Voting-affinity data
for the 2009 Term
(September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009)

Brister
Brister
Jefferson
Jefferson

In 2009, they participated together in 71 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 47/71 66.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/71 2.8%
Agreed on judgment 54/71 76.1%
Disagreed on judgment 17/71 23.9%

And 26 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 7/26 26.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/26 7.7%
Agreed on judgment 9/26 34.6%
Disagreed on judgment 17/26 65.4%
 

Within those 26 cases that had a dissent:

17 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment