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Voting-affinity data
for the 2017 Term
(September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017)

Johnson
Johnson
Hecht
Hecht

In 2017, they participated together in 63 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 55/63 87.3%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/63 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 55/63 87.3%
Disagreed on judgment 8/63 12.7%

And 20 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 12/20 60.0%
Different opinions, same judgment 0/20 0.0%
Agreed on judgment 12/20 60.0%
Disagreed on judgment 8/20 40.0%
 

Within those 20 cases that had some split opinions:

12 cases:
Joined the same opinions

0 cases:
Some divergence on opinions