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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2020 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2020)

Hecht
Hecht
Devine
Devine

In 2010-2020, they participated together in 691 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 626/691 90.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/691 2.9%
Agreed on judgment 646/691 93.5%
Disagreed on judgment 45/691 6.5%

And 173 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 108/173 62.4%
Different opinions, same judgment 20/173 11.6%
Agreed on judgment 128/173 74.0%
Disagreed on judgment 45/173 26.0%
 

Within those 173 cases that had some split opinions:

108 cases:
Joined the same opinions

20 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

45 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment