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Voting-affinity data
for the 2019-2022 Terms
(September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2022)

Bland
Bland
Devine
Devine

In 2019-2022, they participated together in 200 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 169/200 84.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/200 4.5%
Agreed on judgment 178/200 89.0%
Disagreed on judgment 22/200 11.0%

And 74 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 43/74 58.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/74 12.2%
Agreed on judgment 52/74 70.3%
Disagreed on judgment 22/74 29.7%
 

Within those 74 cases that had some split opinions:

43 cases:
Joined the same opinions

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment