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Voting-affinity data
for the 2014-2018 Terms
(September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2018)

Johnson
Johnson
Boyd
Boyd

In 2014-2018, they participated together in 429 decisions (including per curiams)

Joined the same opinions 385/429 89.7%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/429 3.7%
Agreed on judgment 401/429 93.5%
Disagreed on judgment 28/429 6.5%

And 109 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 65/109 59.6%
Different opinions, same judgment 16/109 14.7%
Agreed on judgment 81/109 74.3%
Disagreed on judgment 28/109 25.7%
 

Within those 109 cases that had some split opinions:

65 cases:
Joined the same opinions

16 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

28 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment