As actuaries, we like to quantify things. Here are some findings from a recent Oliver Wyman study of the Supreme Court that we find compelling
The number of appointments to the Supreme Court The number since George Washington appointed John Jay of Supreme through Barack Obama’s appointment of Elena Kagan Court justices appointed Including 5 justices reappointed to Chief Justice in the past 100 years
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The number of Supreme Court justices likely to be appointed over the next 100 years because of longer tenures The longest tenure to date for a Supreme Court justice – William O. Douglas, who retired at age 77 under Gerald Ford
The average age of the last 7 Supreme The average age Court justices to voluntarily leave the court of the first 10 Supreme Court justices who The estimated average tenure resigned or for Supreme Court justices The average age of the last retired in o ce over the next 100 years 10 Supreme Court justices to voluntarily leave the court
The number of Supreme Court justices who have passed away in o ce The average age of the last 25 Supreme Court justices appointed at the time of their oath of o ce
The number of presidents who appointed 4 or The number of Supreme Court justices more Supreme who have served more than 30 years Court justices
The most Supreme Court justice appointments made by one president – George Washington The most Supreme Court justice appointments made by one president – George Washington
The largest number The number of of appointments presidents who made by a one-term did not appoint any president – Supreme Court justices William Howard Taft
The number of presidents who served their The number of presidents who appointed a full term that did not appoint any Supreme majority of the court during their time in the Court justice – Jimmy Carter White House—George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, William Howard Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower
Source: Oliver Wyman analysis