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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Willett
Willett
Devine
Devine

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 427 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 374/427 87.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 24/427 5.6%
Agreed on judgment 398/427 93.2%
Disagreed on judgment 29/427 6.8%

And 109 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 56/109 51.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 24/109 22.0%
Agreed on judgment 80/109 73.4%
Disagreed on judgment 29/109 26.6%
 

Within those 109 cases that had some split opinions:

56 cases:
Joined the same opinions

24 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

29 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment