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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2019 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2019)

Devine
Devine
Hecht
Hecht

In 2017-2019, they participated together in 203 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 181/203 89.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/203 3.4%
Agreed on judgment 188/203 92.6%
Disagreed on judgment 15/203 7.4%

And 62 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 40/62 64.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 7/62 11.3%
Agreed on judgment 47/62 75.8%
Disagreed on judgment 15/62 24.2%
 

Within those 62 cases that had some split opinions:

40 cases:
Joined the same opinions

15 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment