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How often have each Justice's
authored opinions been joined?

Showing the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

  Solo Hecht Jefferson Wainwright Medina Green Johnson Willett Guzman Lehrmann Boyd Devine Brown Blacklock Busby Bland Huddle Young
Hecht 12.5   12.5 0.0 60.0 45.5 0.0 40.0 20.0 6.5 12.0 14.8 63.6 52.9 6.7 16.7 20.0 0.0
Jefferson 0.0 20.0   0.0 50.0 33.3 0.0 16.7 0.0 83.3 0.0 0.0            
Wainwright                                    
Medina 0.0 0.0   0.0   0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0                
Green 0.0 70.0 100.0       33.3 20.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 20.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0    
Johnson 25.0 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.8   22.2 13.0 21.7 54.5 4.5 18.2 0.0        
Willett 41.7 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.1   8.3 36.4 20.0 50.0 20.0          
Guzman 33.3 17.6 0.0 0.0 75.0 6.7 0.0 18.2   16.7 13.3 21.4 33.3 0.0 25.0 0.0 33.3  
Lehrmann 41.2 0.0 42.9 0.0 60.0 0.0 23.5 20.0 0.0   27.3 25.0 0.0 0.0        
Boyd 34.5 5.3 0.0     4.5 48.4 30.4 13.3 31.6   20.7 0.0 16.7 3.8 5.0 14.3 0.0
Devine 54.5 0.0 0.0     0.0 16.7 40.0 14.3 10.0 22.2   0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Brown 0.0 0.0       0.0 0.0 100.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 50.0   100.0 100.0      
Blacklock 23.5 0.0       16.7 100.0   30.0 5.9 29.4 29.4 50.0   18.8 14.3 0.0 20.0
Busby 50.0 25.0             100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0   25.0   0.0 0.0 50.0
Bland 12.5 25.0       0.0     0.0 25.0 25.0 0.0   37.5 12.5   60.0 0.0
Huddle 0.0 33.3               0.0 33.3 33.3   50.0 0.0 50.0   0.0
Young 0.0 0.0               0.0 0.0 50.0   100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0  

Each row shows what percentage of a Justice's opinions were "Solo" opinions and what percentage were joined by each other member of the Court. (Because not all Justices have sat on all cases, adding the overall "Solo" column to a particular Justice's join rate might total more than 100%.)