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Voting-affinity data
for the 2014-2016 Terms
(September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2016)

Brown
Brown
Boyd
Boyd

In 2014-2016, they participated together in 164 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 120/164 73.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/164 6.1%
Agreed on judgment 130/164 79.3%
Disagreed on judgment 34/164 20.7%

And 62 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 18/62 29.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/62 16.1%
Agreed on judgment 28/62 45.2%
Disagreed on judgment 34/62 54.8%
 

Within those 62 cases that had some split opinions:

18 cases:
Joined the same opinions

34 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment