She’s in the top 5 of longevity among Supreme Court justices.
I just eyeballed the dates but I came up with:
1. Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1841-1935. 94 at death, 91 at retirement.
2. Roger B. Taney, 1777-1864. 87 at death, 87 at retirement.
3. Harry Blackmun, 1908-1999. 91 at death, 86 at retirement.
4. Hugo Black, 1886-1971. 85 at death, 85 at retirement.
Ginsburg would surpass Hugo Black early next term.
I was a bit surprised that William O. Douglas was only 77 at retirement and 82 at death. Even his liberal colleagues thought he should have retired years before he did. There was a gentlemen’s agreement among the other justices that his vote would not be determinative.
Roger B. Taney, 1777-1864. 87 at death, 87 at retirement.....
Appointed by Democrat Jackson, Taney from Maryland was Chief Justice during the Dred Scott decision that was instrumental in the cause of Lincoln’s election and the civil war. Democrats expanded the Supreme Court so they could stack it.