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Voting-affinity data
for the 2012-2023 Terms
(September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023)

Hecht
Hecht
Devine
Devine

In 2012-2023, they participated together in 704 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 602/704 85.5%
Different opinions, same judgment 29/704 4.1%
Agreed on judgment 631/704 89.6%
Disagreed on judgment 73/704 10.4%

And 249 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 147/249 59.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 29/249 11.6%
Agreed on judgment 176/249 70.7%
Disagreed on judgment 73/249 29.3%
 

Within those 249 cases that had some split opinions:

147 cases:
Joined the same opinions

29 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

73 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment