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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2023)

Hecht
Hecht
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2020-2023, they participated together in 274 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 221/274 80.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/274 7.3%
Agreed on judgment 241/274 88.0%
Disagreed on judgment 33/274 12.0%

And 98 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 45/98 45.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/98 20.4%
Agreed on judgment 65/98 66.3%
Disagreed on judgment 33/98 33.7%
 

Within those 98 cases that had some split opinions:

45 cases:
Joined the same opinions

20 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

33 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment