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

Willett
Willett
Boyd
Boyd

In 2014-2017, they participated together in 238 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 191/238 80.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/238 5.9%
Agreed on judgment 205/238 86.1%
Disagreed on judgment 33/238 13.9%

And 88 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 41/88 46.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/88 15.9%
Agreed on judgment 55/88 62.5%
Disagreed on judgment 33/88 37.5%
 

Within those 88 cases that had some split opinions:

41 cases:
Joined the same opinions

14 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

33 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment