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    SCOTUS Stats Analysis of the Current Supreme Court by Paula Canny, Esq.

    1. John G. Roberts, Jr. (born 1/27/1955, 60 years old)
    • Nomination: George W. Bush on 9/6/2005
    • Senate confirmation: 78-22 on 9/29/2005
    • Senate composition: 55R-45D
    • Windsor: He found DOMA was constitutional.
    • Obergefell: He was against legally recognizing same sex marriage.
    1. Antonin Scalia (born 3/11/1936, 79 years old)
    • Nomination: Reagan on 6/24/1986
    • Senate confirmation: 98-0 on 9/17/1986
    • Senate composition: 53R-47D
    • Windsor: He thought DOMA was constitutional.
    • Obergefell: He was against legally recognizing same sex marriage.
    1. Anthony M. Kennedy (born 7/23/1936, 78 years old)
    • Nomination: Reagan on 11/30/1987
    • Senate confirmation: 97-0 on 2/3/1988
    • Senate composition: 55D-45R
    • Windsor: He found DOMA unconstitutional.
    • Obergefell: He recognizes the legality of same sex marriage.
    1. Clarence Thomas (born 6/23/1948, 67 years old)
    • Nomination: George H. W. Bush on 7/8/1991
    • Senate confirmation: 52-48 on 10/15/1991
    • Senate composition: 56D-44R
    • Windsor: He believed DOMA was constitutional.
    • Obergefell: He was against legally recognizing same sex marriage.
    1. Ruth Bader Ginsberg (born 3/15/1933, 82 years old)
    • Nomination: Clinton on 6/14/1993
    • Senate confirmation: 96-3 on 8/3/1993
    • Senate composition: 57D-43R
    • Windsor: She found DOMA unconstitutional.
    • Obergefell: She recognized the legality of same sex marriage.
    1. Stephen G. Breyer (born 8/15/1938, 76 years old)
    • Nomination: Clinton on 5/17/1994
    • Senate confirmation: 87-9 on 7/29/1994
    • Senate composition: 57D-43R
    • Windsor: He found DOMA unconstitutional.
    • Obergefell: He recognized the legality of same sex marriage.
    1. Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. (born 4/1/1950, 65 years old)
    • Nomination: George W. Bush on 11/10/2005
    • Senate confirmation: 58-42 on 1/31/2006
    • Senate composition: 55R-45D
    • Windsor: He believed DOMA was constitutional.
    • Obergefell: He was against legally recognizing same sex marriage.
    1. Sonia Sotomayor (born 6/25/1954, 61 years old)
    • Nomination: Obama on 6/1/2009
    • Senate confirmation: 68-31 on 8/6/2009
    • Senate composition: 60D-40R
    • Windsor: She found DOMA unconstitutional.
    • Obergefell: She recognizes the legality of same sex marriage.

     

    1. Elena Kagan (born 4/28/1960, 55 years old)
    • Nomination: Obama on 5/10/2010
    • Senate confirmation: 63-37 on 8/5/2010
    • Senate composition: 59D-41R
    • Windsor: She found DOMA unconstitutional.
    • Obergefell: She recognizes the legality of same sex marriage.

    Average American Life Expectancy:

    2015: 82 years for women, 76 years for men

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    Life Expectancies of the Supreme Court Justices:

    1. John Roberts: 16 more years
    2. Antonin Scalia: surpassed by 3 years
    3. Anthony M. Kennedy: surpassed by 2 years
    4. Clarence Thomas: 9 more years
    5. Ruth Bader Ginsberg: 0 more years
    6. Stephen G. Breyer: 0 more years
    7. Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.: 11 more years
    8. Sonia Sotomayor: 21 more years
    9. Elena Kagan: 27 more years