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

Johnson
Johnson
Hecht
Hecht

In 2008, they participated together in 72 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 51/72 70.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/72 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 54/72 75.0%
Disagreed on judgment 18/72 25.0%

And 31 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 13/31 41.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/31 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 13/31 41.9%
Disagreed on judgment 18/31 58.1%
 

Within those 31 cases that had a dissent:

13 cases:
Joined the same opinions

0 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

18 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment