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

Devine
Devine
Johnson
Johnson

In 2014-2018, they participated together in 438 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 372/438 84.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/438 3.2%
Agreed on judgment 386/438 88.1%
Disagreed on judgment 52/438 11.9%

And 113 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 47/113 41.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 14/113 12.4%
Agreed on judgment 61/113 54.0%
Disagreed on judgment 52/113 46.0%
 

Within those 113 cases that had some split opinions:

47 cases:
Joined the same opinions

14 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

52 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment