Table: The Last 10 Retirees
Warren E. Burger
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On the Court
17 yrs
|
Retired 1986
at 79
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Died at 87
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Lewis F. Powell
|
15 ½ yrs
|
Retired 1987
at 79
|
Died at 90
|
William J. Brennan, Jr.
|
33 ¾ yrs
|
Retired 1990
at 84
|
Died at 91
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Thurgood Marshall
|
24 yrs
|
Retired 1991
at 83
|
Died at 84
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Byron R. White
|
31 yrs
|
Retired 1993
at 75
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Died at 84
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Harry A. Blackmun
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24 yrs
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Retired 1994
at 85
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Died at 90
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William H. Rehnquist
|
33 ¾ yrs
|
Died in office 2005
at 80
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Died at 80
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Sandra Day O'Connor
|
24 yrs
|
Retired 2006
at 75
|
Currently 82
|
David H. Souter
|
18 ¾ yrs
|
Retired 2009
at 69
|
Currently 73
|
John Paul Stevens
|
34 ½ yrs
|
Retired 2010
at 90
|
Currently 92
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[As noted in the main post, much of this data is derived from the works of University Of Virginia Professor Emeritus Henry J. Abraham, including his JUSTICES AND PRESIDENTS (AND SENATORS in later editions).]
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