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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2017 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2017)

Hecht
Hecht
Boyd
Boyd

In 2010-2017, they participated together in 405 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 334/405 82.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 19/405 4.7%
Agreed on judgment 353/405 87.2%
Disagreed on judgment 52/405 12.8%

And 105 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 34/105 32.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 19/105 18.1%
Agreed on judgment 53/105 50.5%
Disagreed on judgment 52/105 49.5%
 

Within those 105 cases that had some split opinions:

34 cases:
Joined the same opinions

19 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

52 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment