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

Devine
Devine
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 278 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 231/278 83.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/278 5.4%
Agreed on judgment 246/278 88.5%
Disagreed on judgment 32/278 11.5%

And 102 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 55/102 53.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/102 14.7%
Agreed on judgment 70/102 68.6%
Disagreed on judgment 32/102 31.4%
 

Within those 102 cases that had some split opinions:

55 cases:
Joined the same opinions

15 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

32 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment