Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement that he will retire from the Supreme Court this summer has been met with excitement from conservatives, dismay from liberals, and concern over how the senior associate justice’s departure might affect issues like abortion, LGBTQ rights, gun control, immigration, and more. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is serving up hope — and #GymGoals. (Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images) While the news came as a shock to many, it’s worth noting that, at 81 years old and more than 30 years into his SCOTUS career, Kennedy was already well past the age (63, according to census data) at which the average American retires. And yet the court’s go-to swing vote is still two years shy of the projected departure age for Supreme Court justices, which is 83. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, meanwhile, celebrated her 85th birthday in March — and those who fear that a Kennedy replacement appointed by President Trump would sway SCOTUS in conservatives’ favor are counting on her to stay put. In addition to being the oldest justice, Ginsburg is also one of the most liberal, and her exit before the end of Trump’s term would result in a major power shift. Fans of the “Notorious RBG” have two reasons to be optimistic that that won’t happen. Firstly, Ginsburg is still five years younger than the oldest-ever justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who stepped down in 1932 at age 90. Secondly, she’s fit as a fiddle — at least according to this still from the 2018 RBG documentary. RBG director Julie Cohen tweeted the image of Ginsburg’s impressive planking skills following Kennedy’s retirement announcement, and it’s offering both a glimmer of hope to Trump critics as well as some serious workout inspo. Story continues @DartDClark how does she have more core strength than me????? — Kalhan F. Rosenblatt (@KalhanR) June 27, 2018 Notorious RBG. She’s a badass. — 🅱️ (@bricritchfield) June 27, 2018 Some of us are considering a GoFundMe for a hyperbaric chamber for #RBG. I believe those are supposed to help with longevity. We need a 24/7 health and fitness detail for her. — _pril Phillips (@AprilMPhillips) June 27, 2018 According to Notorious RBG, the biography written by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik, the two-time cancer survivor swears by a circuit training workout inspired by the Royal Canadian Air Force. She also works with a personal trainer and is so serious about her gym time that she once cut short a meeting with former President Barack Obama to squeeze in a workout. That’s all good news for liberals and Ginsburg supporters. Now perhaps they can direct their attention to Clinton-appointed Justice Stephen Breyer, who will turn 80 in August. Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle: Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day.<doc-sep>President Donald Trump has privately predicted he will appoint four justices by the end of his first term, according to sources who’ve spoken with him on the subject. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is 85, now tops his list, following the announcement Wednesday that Anthony Kennedy is retiring. “It’s all about the numbers for him,” one source told political news site Axios. Trump told the sources he had already replaced Antonin Scalia with Neil Gorsuch, and there were rumors Anthony Kennedy would retire. When asked for the other two, he was quick to point out Bader Ginsburg as the next in line. “Ginsburg,” Trump answered. “What does she weigh? 60 pounds?” And the fourth? “Sotomayor,” Trump said, referring to the then recently-appointed Obama justice. “Her health,” Trump explained. “No good. Diabetes.” Alyssa Fisher is a news writer at the Forward. Email her at fisher@forward.com, or follow her on Twitter at @alyssalfisher<doc-sep>Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reflected upon her decades-long relationship with Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced he’s retiring from the high court in July. Ginsburg noted she would miss Kennedy once he’s gone in a statement following his retirement announcement, calling him a “true gentleman, a caring jurist and a grand colleague in all respects.” “I will miss the pleasure of his company at our Conference, his helpful suggestions on circulating opinions, his recommendations of art exhibitions to visit with my chambers staff, and much more,” Ginsburg said. Ginsburg has worked with Kennedy, who has served as a justice since he was appointed by former President Ronald Reagan in 1988, since she was joined the Supreme Court in 1993. While Kennedy is known for leaning conservative and Ginsburg for being liberal in her decisions, the two frequently agreed on landmark Supreme Court decisions. Over the course of his career, Kennedy became the deciding vote on a number of court rulings, including the legalization of same-sex marriage and cases involving abortion rights. Get our Politics Newsletter. The headlines out of Washington never seem to slow. Subscribe to The D.C. Brief to make sense of what matters most. Please enter a valid email address. * The request timed out and you did not successfully sign up. Please attempt to sign up again. Sign Up Now An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. Please try again later. Check the box if you do not wish to receive promotional offers via email from TIME. You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you! For your security, we've sent a confirmation email to the address you entered. Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters. If you don't get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder. Write to Mahita Gajanan at mahita.gajanan@time.com.<doc-sep>Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC in March. Allison Shelley/Getty Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg celebrates 25 years in the Supreme Court today — and while she has vowed to stay on in the role, people have been left wondering when she might retire, and when other seats on the court might become vacant. The retirement of one judge in July has given Trump a chance to nominate the conservative Brett Kavanaugh and has left people wondering if he might get the chance to model the court in his image by replacing Ginsburg or another judge. Business Insider has calculated an average retirement age and tenure length for the last 11 justices to retire, going back to Justice Warren E. Burger, who quit in 1986. The average age of retirement for the past 11 justices was 80. These justices spent an average of 27 years in the court (according to the Supreme Court website, the all-time average is shorter, at 16 years). We have averaged the two metrics to reach a ballpark year that the justices could retire based on precedent. It is worth remembering this is a rough prediction and a justice can leave the Supreme Court at any time for any reason. Scroll down to see where each Supreme Court justice stands — and when the figures suggest their term could end.<doc-sep>
After Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the bench this week, questions quickly surfaced about what his exit means for the future of women, people of color and the LGBTQ community, whose rights are often on the line in high-profile cases that come before the justices. But there was one other person the internet immediately focused their attention on: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Kennedy's retirement sent Twitter into a full panic spiral, as people worried that perhaps RBG, who is 85, might also be planning her exit. Ginsburg is the oldest Supreme Court Justice, and she's already five years past the average age at which most Justices have retired. "Protect RBG at all cost!" tweets flying across social media read, with many users promising to send her vitamins, prayers, and even 24/7 security detail. "I’m buying Ruth Bader Ginsburg an Anytime Fitness membership, 10 years of Vitamins, and a lifetime of Smoothies..." one Twitter user wrote. "I’m becoming an organ donor but only if my organs are going to Ruth Bader Ginsburg," someone else said. The good news for nervous RBG fans is that she's still going strong. While many predicted she might call it quits during the Obama administration, the planking heroine of an octogenarian has kept on. She even hinted earlier this year that she hoped to follow the path of former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired at the age of 90. According to the Los Angeles Times, she also said that she's in "very good" health and that "as long as I can do the job full steam, I will be here." Plus, there's recorded proof of her fitness level here, which means Twitter users can rest easy. While the world went full-blown Liam Neeson in Taken over the Notorious RBG, she was busy reacting to Kennedy's news like the boss she is. Kennedy, who was considered the Supreme Court's key swing vote, could throw off the conservative-liberal balance of the bench with his retirement, but there was no trace of anxiety in Ginsburg's sweet tribute to him. "I will miss the pleasure of his company at our Conference, his helpful suggestions on circulating opinions, his recommendations of art exhibitions to visit with my chambers staff, and much more,” she said in a statement. "For the good he has done during the 43 years he has served as a member of the federal judiciary, he has earned a rousing Bravo." She also called Kennedy a “true gentleman, a caring jurist and a grand colleague in all respects.” What a class act. (But also, please never retire.) Related Stories: A Reminder That We Won't Need a Full Repeal of Roe v. Wade for Abortion to Be Restricted How Justice Anthony Kennedy's Retirement From the Supreme Court Could Erode Women's Rights