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Voting-affinity data
for the 2014-2018 Terms
(September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2018)

Devine
Devine
Brown
Brown

In 2014-2018, they participated together in 302 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 253/302 83.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/302 5.0%
Agreed on judgment 268/302 88.7%
Disagreed on judgment 34/302 11.3%

And 110 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 61/110 55.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/110 13.6%
Agreed on judgment 76/110 69.1%
Disagreed on judgment 34/110 30.9%
 

Within those 110 cases that had some split opinions:

61 cases:
Joined the same opinions

15 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

34 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment