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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Busby
Busby
Boyd
Boyd

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 381 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 327/381 85.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 17/381 4.5%
Agreed on judgment 344/381 90.3%
Disagreed on judgment 37/381 9.7%

And 99 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 45/99 45.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 17/99 17.2%
Agreed on judgment 62/99 62.6%
Disagreed on judgment 37/99 37.4%
 

Within those 99 cases that had some split opinions:

45 cases:
Joined the same opinions

17 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

37 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment