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Voting-affinity data
for the 2018-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2021)

Busby
Busby
Hecht
Hecht

In 2018-2021, they participated together in 225 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 192/225 85.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/225 4.4%
Agreed on judgment 202/225 89.8%
Disagreed on judgment 23/225 10.2%

And 66 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 33/66 50.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/66 15.2%
Agreed on judgment 43/66 65.2%
Disagreed on judgment 23/66 34.8%
 

Within those 66 cases that had some split opinions:

33 cases:
Joined the same opinions

10 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

23 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment