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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2016 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2016)

Guzman
Guzman
Hecht
Hecht

In 2010-2016, they participated together in 599 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 540/599 90.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/599 3.3%
Agreed on judgment 560/599 93.5%
Disagreed on judgment 39/599 6.5%

And 153 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 94/153 61.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/153 13.1%
Agreed on judgment 114/153 74.5%
Disagreed on judgment 39/153 25.5%
 

Within those 153 cases that had some split opinions:

94 cases:
Joined the same opinions

20 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

39 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment