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Voting-affinity data
for the 2018-2021 Terms
(September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2021)

Hecht
Hecht
Bland
Bland

In 2018-2021, they participated together in 128 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 107/128 83.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/128 3.1%
Agreed on judgment 111/128 86.7%
Disagreed on judgment 17/128 13.3%

And 51 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 30/51 58.8%
Different opinions, same judgment 4/51 7.8%
Agreed on judgment 34/51 66.7%
Disagreed on judgment 17/51 33.3%
 

Within those 51 cases that had some split opinions:

30 cases:
Joined the same opinions

17 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment