| Rank | Justice | Age at Departure | Birth Date | Departure Date |
| 1. | Oliver Wendell Holmes | 90 years 10 months 4 days | 8 March 1841 | 12 January 1932 |
| 2. | John Paul Stevens | 90 years 2 months 11 days | 20 April 1920 | 1 July 2010 |
| 3. | Roger Taney | 87 years 6 months 25 days | 17 March 1777 | 12 October 1864 |
| 4. | Hugo Black | 85 years 6 months 21 days | 27 February 1886 | 17 September 1971 |
| 5. | William Brennan | 84 years 2 months 25 days | 25 April 1906 | 20 July 1990 |