Ok, not to be too morbid, but let's compare the present Supreme Court justices with the Social Security actuarial table and make a prediction about how many more nominations (by death) the President will get (excepting Miers, whatever happens with her). Let's simplify and give Bush three more years in office and round the justices' ages down to the nearest year.
| Justice | Age | Chance of living three more years |
| John Roberts | 50 | 98.2% |
| John Paul Stevens | 85 | 65.1% |
| Antonin Scalia | 69 | 91.1% |
| Anthony Kennedy | 69 | 91.1% |
| David Souter | 66 | 93.1% |
| Clarence Thomas | 57 | 96.9% |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 72 | 92.5% |
| Stephen Breyer | 67 | 92.5 |
Chance of all justices surviving three more years: 41%. Plus, justices often retire without dying, so it's pretty likely that President Bush will get at least one more nomination.
