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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2019 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2019)

Boyd
Boyd
Devine
Devine

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 257 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 219/257 85.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/257 5.1%
Agreed on judgment 232/257 90.3%
Disagreed on judgment 25/257 9.7%

And 60 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 22/60 36.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/60 21.7%
Agreed on judgment 35/60 58.3%
Disagreed on judgment 25/60 41.7%
 

Within those 60 cases that had some split opinions:

22 cases:
Joined the same opinions

13 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

25 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment