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Voting-affinity data
for the 2016 Term
(September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016)

Green
Green
Brown
Brown

In 2016, they participated together in 62 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 59/62 95.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/62 1.6%
Agreed on judgment 60/62 96.8%
Disagreed on judgment 2/62 3.2%

And 24 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 21/24 87.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 1/24 4.2%
Agreed on judgment 22/24 91.7%
Disagreed on judgment 2/24 8.3%
 

Within those 24 cases that had some split opinions:

21 cases:
Joined the same opinions