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Wow! Thought Alioto (70) and Roberts (65) were younger! (Original Post)
bobbieinok
Jun 2020
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Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)1. me too! retire!!
aeromanKC
(3,854 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
(1,663 posts)3. Unfortunately, the average age for justices to retire these days is about 80.
And serving for 25 years is commonplace anymore.
iemitsu
(3,891 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
(12,818 posts)6. He'll die on the bench. I know, I know, Biden helped put him there.
Thekaspervote
(35,816 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
(12,818 posts)11. I thought he did. Thank for the info.
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)7. True.
Wounded Bear
(63,980 posts)10. That's not very old in SC years...
Polybius
(21,631 posts)12. Roberts can go 20 more years easily
RBG alone is 22 years older.
