Supreme Court Vacancies Likely in Next Four Years

Posted on October 1, 2008. Filed under: activism, politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

From the The Votemaster @ Electoral-Vote.com

Supreme Court Vacancies Likely in Next Four Years

One issue that has been totally absent from the campaign is the Supreme Court. Five of the justices are 70 or more. Justice Stevens is 88 and unlikely to want to serve 4 more years. Justice Ginsberg had cancer and was operated on for it. Justice Souter is known to want to retire and return to New Hampshire. These are three of the most liberal justices on the court. If all three retire and are replaced by Obama, the court will retain its even split between liberals and conservatives for many years to come. If all three are replaced by McCain, the conservatives will have a clear majority and surely reverse Roe v. Wade and many other decisions that conservatives think are wrong. It is amazing that the court has gotten so little attention.


Stevens
88

Ginsburg
75

Scalia
72

Kennedy
72

Breyer
70

Souter
69

Thomas
60

Alito
58

Roberts
53
Justice Appointed by Sworn in Age
John Paul Stevens Ford 1975 88
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clinton 1993 75
Antonin Scalia Reagan 1986 72
Anthony Kennedy Reagan 1988 72
Stephen Breyer Clinton 1994 70
David Souter Bush 41 1990 69
Clarence Thomas Bush 41 1991 60
Samuel Alito Bush 43 2006 58
John Roberts Bush 43 2005 53

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