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Voting-affinity data
for the 2008 Term
(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008)

Willett
Willett
Johnson
Johnson

In 2008, they participated together in 73 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions 51/73 69.9%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/73 12.3%
Agreed on judgment 60/73 82.2%
Disagreed on judgment 13/73 17.8%

And 45 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions 23/45 51.1%
Different opinions, same judgment 9/45 20.0%
Agreed on judgment 32/45 71.1%
Disagreed on judgment 13/45 28.9%
 

Within those 45 cases that had some split opinions:

23 cases:
Joined the same opinions

9 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

13 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment