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Voting-affinity data
for the 2018 Term
(September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018)

Brown
Brown
Devine
Devine

In 2018, they participated together in 70 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 62/70 88.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/70 2.9%
Agreed on judgment 64/70 91.4%
Disagreed on judgment 6/70 8.6%

And 25 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 17/25 68.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/25 8.0%
Agreed on judgment 19/25 76.0%
Disagreed on judgment 6/25 24.0%
 

Within those 25 cases that had some split opinions:

17 cases:
Joined the same opinions