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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017-2020 Terms
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2020)

Guzman
Guzman
Boyd
Boyd

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 340 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 291/340 85.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 18/340 5.3%
Agreed on judgment 309/340 90.9%
Disagreed on judgment 31/340 9.1%

And 77 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 28/77 36.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 18/77 23.4%
Agreed on judgment 46/77 59.7%
Disagreed on judgment 31/77 40.3%
 

Within those 77 cases that had some split opinions:

28 cases:
Joined the same opinions

18 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

31 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment