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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Busby
Busby
Young
Young

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 181 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 166/181 91.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/181 5.5%
Agreed on judgment 176/181 97.2%
Disagreed on judgment 5/181 2.8%

And 43 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 28/43 65.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/43 23.3%
Agreed on judgment 38/43 88.4%
Disagreed on judgment 5/43 11.6%
 

Within those 43 cases that had some split opinions:

28 cases:
Joined the same opinions

10 cases:
Some divergence on opinions