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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2017 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2017)

Brown
Brown
Devine
Devine

In 2010-2017, they participated together in 232 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 191/232 82.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/232 5.6%
Agreed on judgment 204/232 87.9%
Disagreed on judgment 28/232 12.1%

And 85 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 44/85 51.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/85 15.3%
Agreed on judgment 57/85 67.1%
Disagreed on judgment 28/85 32.9%
 

Within those 85 cases that had some split opinions:

44 cases:
Joined the same opinions

13 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

28 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment