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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2024)

Blacklock
Blacklock
Devine
Devine

In 2020-2024, they participated together in 342 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 284/342 83.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/342 6.1%
Agreed on judgment 305/342 89.2%
Disagreed on judgment 37/342 10.8%

And 124 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 66/124 53.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 21/124 16.9%
Agreed on judgment 87/124 70.2%
Disagreed on judgment 37/124 29.8%
 

Within those 124 cases that had some split opinions:

66 cases:
Joined the same opinions

21 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

37 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment