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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Boyd
Boyd
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 378 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 297/378 78.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 28/378 7.4%
Agreed on judgment 325/378 86.0%
Disagreed on judgment 53/378 14.0%

And 128 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 47/128 36.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 28/128 21.9%
Agreed on judgment 75/128 58.6%
Disagreed on judgment 53/128 41.4%
 

Within those 128 cases that had some split opinions:

47 cases:
Joined the same opinions

28 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

53 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment