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

Brown
Brown
Devine
Devine

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 201 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 175/201 87.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/201 6.5%
Agreed on judgment 188/201 93.5%
Disagreed on judgment 13/201 6.5%

And 62 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 36/62 58.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 13/62 21.0%
Agreed on judgment 49/62 79.0%
Disagreed on judgment 13/62 21.0%
 

Within those 62 cases that had some split opinions:

36 cases:
Joined the same opinions

13 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

13 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment