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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Blacklock
Blacklock
Busby
Busby

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 272 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 219/272 80.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 22/272 8.1%
Agreed on judgment 241/272 88.6%
Disagreed on judgment 31/272 11.4%

And 99 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 46/99 46.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 22/99 22.2%
Agreed on judgment 68/99 68.7%
Disagreed on judgment 31/99 31.3%
 

Within those 99 cases that had some split opinions:

46 cases:
Joined the same opinions

22 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

31 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment