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Voting-affinity data
for the 2008 Term
(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008)

Hecht
Hecht
Medina
Medina

In 2008, they participated together in 143 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 126/143 88.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/143 1.4%
Agreed on judgment 128/143 89.5%
Disagreed on judgment 15/143 10.5%

And 46 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 29/46 63.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 2/46 4.3%
Agreed on judgment 31/46 67.4%
Disagreed on judgment 15/46 32.6%
 

Within those 46 cases that had some split opinions:

29 cases:
Joined the same opinions

15 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment