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

Brown
Brown
Devine
Devine

In 2014-2016, they participated together in 169 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 137/169 81.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 3/169 1.8%
Agreed on judgment 145/169 85.8%
Disagreed on judgment 23/169 13.6%

And 50 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 24/50 48.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 3/50 6.0%
Agreed on judgment 27/50 54.0%
Disagreed on judgment 23/50 46.0%
 

Within those 50 cases that had a dissent:

24 cases:
Joined the same opinions

23 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment