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This is a list of United States Chief Justices by age. This table can be sorted to display United States Chief Justices by name, order, date of birth, age at appointment, age at retirement, or lifespan. Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each Chief Justice. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the Chief Justice lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the Chief Justice in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to . ==Overview== The median age of accession is roughly 57 years and 3 months, which is how old Morrison Waite was when he became Chief Justice. The youngest person to become Chief Justice was John Jay, at the age of 43 years, 288 days. The oldest person to become Chief Justice was Harlan F. Stone, at the age of 68 years, 265 days. The longest-lived Chief Justice was Warren E. Burger, who died at the age of 87 years, 281 days. Roger B. Taney was the second longest-lived, only 73 days short of Burger. As of 2009, the only living Chief Justice is the incumbent John G. Roberts (born January 27, 1955); Roberts's age is . Roberts will tie Burger if he lives to November 4, 2042. Upon his appointment in 2005, incumbent John G. Roberts became the youngest person to be appointed since John Marshall became Chief Justice 204 years earlier. The only men to become Chief Justice at a younger age than Roberts were John Marshall and John Jay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of United States Chief Justices by age」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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