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Voting-affinity data
for the 2010-2022 Terms
(September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2022)

Hecht
Hecht
Devine
Devine

In 2010-2022, they participated together in 893 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 803/893 89.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 26/893 2.9%
Agreed on judgment 829/893 92.8%
Disagreed on judgment 64/893 7.2%

And 228 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 138/228 60.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 26/228 11.4%
Agreed on judgment 164/228 71.9%
Disagreed on judgment 64/228 28.1%
 

Within those 228 cases that had some split opinions:

138 cases:
Joined the same opinions

26 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

64 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment