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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Hecht
Hecht
Boyd
Boyd

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 969 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 818/969 84.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 37/969 3.8%
Agreed on judgment 855/969 88.2%
Disagreed on judgment 114/969 11.8%

And 244 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 93/244 38.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 37/244 15.2%
Agreed on judgment 130/244 53.3%
Disagreed on judgment 114/244 46.7%
 

Within those 244 cases that had some split opinions:

93 cases:
Joined the same opinions

37 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

114 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment