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Wow! Thought Alioto (70) and Roberts (65) were younger! (Original Post)
bobbieinok
Jun 2020
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Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)1. me too! retire!!
aeromanKC
(3,328 posts)2. Give them 9 more months.
Then retire!! Actually a few dissents like yesterday from Alito, and he might even have a coronary!!
Music Man
(1,184 posts)3. Unfortunately, the average age for justices to retire these days is about 80.
And serving for 25 years is commonplace anymore.
iemitsu
(3,888 posts)4. They don't work that hard.
Why would they look worn out?
argyl
(3,064 posts)5. Thomas will be 72 in a week.
demosincebirth
(12,543 posts)6. He'll die on the bench. I know, I know, Biden helped put him there.
Thekaspervote
(32,796 posts)8. No, actually Biden didn't! He did not vote to confirm thomas
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)9. Thanks
Getting so sick of reading that lie from so many.
demosincebirth
(12,543 posts)11. I thought he did. Thank for the info.
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)7. True.
Wounded Bear
(58,719 posts)10. That's not very old in SC years...
Polybius
(15,489 posts)12. Roberts can go 20 more years easily
RBG alone is 22 years older.