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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2024)

Hecht
Hecht
Busby
Busby

In 2012-2024, they participated together in 534 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 472/534 88.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 23/534 4.3%
Agreed on judgment 495/534 92.7%
Disagreed on judgment 39/534 7.3%

And 134 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 72/134 53.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 23/134 17.2%
Agreed on judgment 95/134 70.9%
Disagreed on judgment 39/134 29.1%
 

Within those 134 cases that had some split opinions:

72 cases:
Joined the same opinions

23 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

39 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment