SCOTUS Stats Analysis of the Current Supreme Court by Paula Canny, Esq.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- John Roberts: 16 more years
- Antonin Scalia: surpassed by 3 years
- Anthony M. Kennedy: surpassed by 2 years
- Clarence Thomas: 9 more years
- Ruth Bader Ginsberg: 0 more years
- Stephen G. Breyer: 0 more years
- Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.: 11 more years
- Sonia Sotomayor: 21 more years
- Elena Kagan: 27 more years
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