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Voting-affinity data
for the 2009 Term
(September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009)

Jefferson
Jefferson
Hecht
Hecht

In 2009, they participated together in 73 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 55/73 75.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/73 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 57/73 78.1%
Disagreed on judgment 16/73 21.9%

And 25 of those led to at least one dissent from the judgment

Joined the same opinions 9/25 36.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/25 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 9/25 36.0%
Disagreed on judgment 16/25 64.0%
 

Within those 25 cases that had a dissent:

0 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

16 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment