According to actuarial tables, at 85, she is expected to live to almost 92 years old.
According to family history, she’s long gone.
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.
Will she stay alive or awake that long.
According to actuarial tables, at 85, she is expected to live to almost 92 years old.
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