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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2018 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2018)

Hecht
Hecht
Devine
Devine

In 2010-2018, they participated together in 508 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 460/508 90.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/508 3.0%
Agreed on judgment 475/508 93.5%
Disagreed on judgment 33/508 6.5%

And 132 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 84/132 63.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 15/132 11.4%
Agreed on judgment 99/132 75.0%
Disagreed on judgment 33/132 25.0%
 

Within those 132 cases that had some split opinions:

84 cases:
Joined the same opinions

15 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

33 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment