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Voting-affinity data
for the 2018-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2021)

Brown
Brown
Devine
Devine

In 2018-2021, they participated together in 138 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 121/138 87.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/138 5.8%
Agreed on judgment 129/138 93.5%
Disagreed on judgment 9/138 6.5%

And 42 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 25/42 59.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/42 19.0%
Agreed on judgment 33/42 78.6%
Disagreed on judgment 9/42 21.4%
 

Within those 42 cases that had some split opinions:

25 cases:
Joined the same opinions