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Voting-affinity data
for the 2008 Term
(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008)

Brister
Brister
Johnson
Johnson

In 2008, they participated together in 73 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 47/73 64.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/73 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 51/73 69.9%
Disagreed on judgment 22/73 30.1%

And 31 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 9/31 29.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/31 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 9/31 29.0%
Disagreed on judgment 22/31 71.0%
 

Within those 31 cases that had a dissent:

0 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

22 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment