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Voting-affinity data
for the 2014-2018 Terms
(September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2018)

Boyd
Boyd
Hecht
Hecht

In 2014-2018, they participated together in 436 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 363/436 83.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/436 3.4%
Agreed on judgment 378/436 86.7%
Disagreed on judgment 58/436 13.3%

And 111 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 38/111 34.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/111 13.5%
Agreed on judgment 53/111 47.7%
Disagreed on judgment 58/111 52.3%
 

Within those 111 cases that had some split opinions:

38 cases:
Joined the same opinions

15 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

58 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment