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Voting-affinity data
for the 2019-2022 Terms
(September 1, 2018 to August 31, 2022)

Devine
Devine
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2019-2022, they participated together in 281 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 234/281 83.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 18/281 6.4%
Agreed on judgment 252/281 89.7%
Disagreed on judgment 29/281 10.3%

And 99 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 52/99 52.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 18/99 18.2%
Agreed on judgment 70/99 70.7%
Disagreed on judgment 29/99 29.3%
 

Within those 99 cases that had some split opinions:

52 cases:
Joined the same opinions

18 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

29 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment