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Voting-affinity data
for the 2014-2017 Terms
(September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2017)

Hecht
Hecht
Boyd
Boyd

In 2014-2017, they participated together in 237 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 179/237 75.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/237 5.9%
Agreed on judgment 193/237 81.4%
Disagreed on judgment 44/237 18.6%

And 87 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 29/87 33.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/87 16.1%
Agreed on judgment 43/87 49.4%
Disagreed on judgment 44/87 50.6%
 

Within those 87 cases that had some split opinions:

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

14 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

44 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment