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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2020 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2020)

Devine
Devine
Johnson
Johnson

In 2010-2020, they participated together in 523 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 450/523 86.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/523 3.1%
Agreed on judgment 466/523 89.1%
Disagreed on judgment 57/523 10.9%

And 132 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 59/132 44.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/132 12.1%
Agreed on judgment 75/132 56.8%
Disagreed on judgment 57/132 43.2%
 

Within those 132 cases that had some split opinions:

59 cases:
Joined the same opinions

16 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

57 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment