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

Devine
Devine
Hecht
Hecht

In 2018-2021, they participated together in 378 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 341/378 90.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/378 2.6%
Agreed on judgment 351/378 92.9%
Disagreed on judgment 27/378 7.1%

And 97 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 60/97 61.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 10/97 10.3%
Agreed on judgment 70/97 72.2%
Disagreed on judgment 27/97 27.8%
 

Within those 97 cases that had some split opinions:

60 cases:
Joined the same opinions

27 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment