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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2024)

Busby
Busby
Hecht
Hecht

In 2020-2024, they participated together in 339 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 282/339 83.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 22/339 6.5%
Agreed on judgment 304/339 89.7%
Disagreed on judgment 35/339 10.3%

And 123 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 66/123 53.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 22/123 17.9%
Agreed on judgment 88/123 71.5%
Disagreed on judgment 35/123 28.5%
 

Within those 123 cases that had some split opinions:

66 cases:
Joined the same opinions

22 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

35 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment