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Voting-affinity data
for the 2020-2024 Terms
(September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2024)

Hecht
Hecht
Blacklock
Blacklock

In 2020-2024, they participated together in 336 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 273/336 81.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 26/336 7.7%
Agreed on judgment 299/336 89.0%
Disagreed on judgment 37/336 11.0%

And 117 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 54/117 46.2%
Different opinions, same judgment 26/117 22.2%
Agreed on judgment 80/117 68.4%
Disagreed on judgment 37/117 31.6%
 

Within those 117 cases that had some split opinions:

54 cases:
Joined the same opinions

26 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

37 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment