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

Boyd
Boyd
Hecht
Hecht

In 2017, they participated together in 62 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 49/62 79.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/62 6.5%
Agreed on judgment 53/62 85.5%
Disagreed on judgment 9/62 14.5%

And 19 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 6/19 31.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/19 21.1%
Agreed on judgment 10/19 52.6%
Disagreed on judgment 9/19 47.4%
 

Within those 19 cases that had some split opinions: