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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2017 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2017)

Willett
Willett
Hecht
Hecht

In 2010-2017, they participated together in 704 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 625/704 88.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 30/704 4.3%
Agreed on judgment 655/704 93.0%
Disagreed on judgment 49/704 7.0%

And 177 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 98/177 55.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 30/177 16.9%
Agreed on judgment 128/177 72.3%
Disagreed on judgment 49/177 27.7%
 

Within those 177 cases that had some split opinions:

98 cases:
Joined the same opinions

30 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

49 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment