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Voting-affinity data
for the 2018-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2021)

Hecht
Hecht
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2018-2021, they participated together in 246 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 203/246 82.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/246 1.6%
Agreed on judgment 217/246 88.2%
Disagreed on judgment 29/246 11.8%

And 60 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 27/60 45.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/60 6.7%
Agreed on judgment 31/60 51.7%
Disagreed on judgment 29/60 48.3%
 

Within those 60 cases that had a dissent:

27 cases:
Joined the same opinions

29 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment