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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

 

9. 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

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