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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2019 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2019)

Hecht
Hecht
Guzman
Guzman

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 252 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 231/252 91.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/252 3.2%
Agreed on judgment 239/252 94.8%
Disagreed on judgment 13/252 5.2%

And 59 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 38/59 64.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 8/59 13.6%
Agreed on judgment 46/59 78.0%
Disagreed on judgment 13/59 22.0%
 

Within those 59 cases that had some split opinions:

38 cases:
Joined the same opinions

13 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment