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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2018 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2018)

Willett
Willett
Hecht
Hecht

In 2010-2018, they participated together in 720 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 641/720 89.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 30/720 4.2%
Agreed on judgment 671/720 93.2%
Disagreed on judgment 49/720 6.8%

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