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

Guzman
Guzman
Devine
Devine

In 2017-2020, they participated together in 350 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 326/350 93.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 11/350 3.1%
Agreed on judgment 337/350 96.3%
Disagreed on judgment 13/350 3.7%

And 82 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 58/82 70.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 11/82 13.4%
Agreed on judgment 69/82 84.1%
Disagreed on judgment 13/82 15.9%
 

Within those 82 cases that had some split opinions:

58 cases:
Joined the same opinions

11 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

13 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment