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    The Sudden and Unexplained Rapture of America’s Federal Judiciary

    The Sudden and Unexplained Rapture of America’s Federal Judiciary


    By Mike

    COVID-19 is sweeping throughout the world and devastating the elderly population of mostly Europe and America. While the entire world’s attention is focused on this epidemic there was another pandemic writhing through America. The apparent Rapture of the senior homes that are America’s judiciary. Between the period of February 29th to April 29th eighteen federal judges passed away. Which is a 340% increase of the same period last year where five judges died. It wasn’t until May 26rd of 2019, when that year reached seventeen deceased federal judges. 2020 reached this number on April 5. This figure is a stark reminder of the ill health of the most powerful people in this nation. The people who dictate the worthiness of every lawsuit and conviction are starting to ascend or descend from this earth in a now rapid pace. This is unpreceded, never before has the judiciary lost so many members in a Sixty-day period. This period of Sixty days however has been ignored by the media and the public at large. Now is it a coincidence that this death rate started to rocket after Covid-19 started to spread in America? Yes and no. It is confirmed that at least one of the judges died from Covid-19 so far. I believe that this seems to be a tragic natural acceleration of the deteriorating health of the Federal Judiciary.

    I had to manually check for Judicial deaths in 2019 since no service seems to have kept the tracks of deaths after 2017. Prior to 2017 however the government has kept up with number changes over the years. I have pieced together some numbers on this Rapture. Twenty-eight judges have died since the start of 2020, in comparison to 2019 we are at the same exact death count and time scale. 2019 had its twenty seventh death on September 7 and twenty-eighth on the 15th of the same month. 2020 had its twenty seventh on September 2 and twenty eighth on the 10th. This completely bizarre bump, in the current year leveled out and we are exactly in line with 2019. How is this possible? It beats me.

    Going back to this spike you may be wondering what caused it. COVID was starting to spread at the time Now again you may believe that this is solely due to Covid-19 however when you look at the numbers it tells a different story. As I mentioned before we are exactly in line with last year’s death count and after the spike, deaths dropped to their normal levels. So, unless COVID was being directed at federal judges for that time period, but than was inexplicitly warded off from the judiciary it can’t be the cause.

    Moving on to the morbidly of this spike brings us to two federal courts. From February 3rd to the end of the spike three judges from the Southern District of New York died. Now the Southern District of New York is a large court with over 28 active seats alone and an army of sitting senior judges this isn’t as much of a blow. Looking at the worst hit court of brings us to the Middle District of Pennsylvania which started the year of 2018 with 14 sitting judges. As of today, there are only 8 still alive. In an 18-month period the court lost 6 judges with 2 dying each year up to today. Two of those judges died in this 40-day period. The longest serving judge to have died in the past two years was on the Middle District of Pennsylvania he was nominated by JFK.

    This should further illustrate how old the courts are becoming. The average age of a Federal Judge is seventy plus, the average lifespan of an American is 76. The age of the judiciary has been increasing over the years, some courts compositions are starting to look like a parody of the God Emperor on his Golden Throne. For instance, half of the sitting judges on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals are over the age of 70, the oldest being 93. Now I don’t want to be morbid about this but when we have people attempting to be on these courts until their bodies wither away to nothing. This is concerning as to why it’s even being allowed.

    Looking back to over the past few years we can see that numbers have fluctuated over time. For instance, in 2006 and 08 a total of eighteen judges died in those years, a number that was already reached by April of 2020. It remains to be seen what the final toll this year will be for the Judiciary, historically the deadliest years were 2011 and 2019 in which thirty-two died. 2020 seems to be on track to be the deadliest or at least tied if trends hold.


    Authors note. It's been brought to my attention that the Federal Judiciary Center keeps track of all deaths and it can be found here.



    Numbers

    2019 Deaths 33. 2 LBJ / 6 Nixon/ 10 Carter/ 5 Reagan/ 3 G.H.W Bush/ 5 Clinton/ 2 G.W Bush.
    Patricia Wald/Carter/ Retired/ Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit/ January 12.
    Mary Lou Robinson/Carter/Senior/ Northern District of Texas/ January 26.
    Garr King/Clinton/ Senior/ District of Oregon/ February 5.
    Stewart Dalzell/ G.H.W Bush/ Senior/ Eastern District of Pennsylvania/ February 18.
    Harry F. Barnes/ Clinton/ Senior/ Eastern District of Arkansas/ February 27.
    Roger W. Titus/ G.W.Bush/ Senior/ District of Maryland/ March 3.
    George W. Lindberg/ G.H.W Bush/ Senior/ Northern District of Illinois/ March 19.
    James Carroll Fox/Reagan/ Senior/ Eastern District of North Carolina/ March 23.
    Robert W. Sweet/Carter/Senior/ Southern District of New York/March 24.
    John William Ditter Jr/Nixon/Senior/ Eastern District of Pennsylvania/ April 7.
    Damon Keith/ LBJ and Carter/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit/ April 28.
    Wiley Young Daniel/ Clinton/ Senior/ District of Colorado/ May 10.
    Robert Bruce Propst/ Carter/Senior/ District of Northern Alabama/ May 17.
    William W. Caldwell/ Reagan/ Senior/ District of Middle Pennsylvania/ May 19.
    Donald West VanArtsdalen/ Nixon/ Senior/ District of Eastern Pennsylvania/ May 21.
    Shirley Brannock Jones/Carter/ Resigned/ District of Maryland/ May 23.
    Richard Paul Matsch/ Nixon/ Senior/ District of Colorado/ May 26
    Ellen Bree Burns/ Carter/ Senior/ District of Connecticut/ June 3.
    Edwin Michael Kosik/Reagan/Senior/ District of Middle Pennsylvania/ June 13.
    Manuel Real/LBJ/ Senior/ District of Central California/ June 26.
    William H. Walls/ Clinton/ Senior/ District of New Jersey/ July 13
    John Paul Stevens/ Nixon and Ford/ Retired/ Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States/ July 16.
    Jerome B. Simandle/ G.H.W Bush/ Senior/ District of New Jersey/ July 19.
    R. James Harvey/ Nixon/ Senior/ Eastern District of Michigan/ July 20.
    Albert Vickers Bryan Jr./Nixon/ Senior/ Eastern District of Virginia/ August 27.
    George P. Schiavelli/ G.W Bush/ Resigned/ Central District of California/ August 28.
    James Robertson/ Clinton/ Resigned/ District of Columbia/ September 7
    Arthur Nims/ Carter/ Term Expired/ United States Tax Court/ September 15.
    Donald Emil Ziegler/Carter/ Retired/ District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania/ September 21.
    Paul Gerhardt Rosenblatt/ Reagan/ Senior/ District of Arizona/ October 6.
    Warren William Eginton/ Carter/ Senior/ District of Connecticut/ October 7.
    Eugene Lynch/ Reagan/ Retired/ Northern District of California/ October 9.
    Procter Ralph Hug Jr/Carter/ Retired/ Circuit of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit/ October 19.

    Deaths in all of 2020 47 as of 1/9/2021. 6 Nixon, 2 Ford, 11 Carter, 13 Reagan, 5 G.H.W Bush, 8 Clinton, 1 G.W Bush, 1 Obama
    Jack D. Shanstrom/G.H.W Bush/ Senior/ District of Montana/ January 13.
    Nathaniel R. Jones/ Carter/ Retired/ Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / January 26
    Deborah Batts/Clinton/ Senior/ Southern District of New York/ February 3.
    Lawrence W. Pierce/ Nixon and Reagan/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit/ February 5.
    Start of Unusual Death Spike.
    Raymond C. Fisher /Clinton/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit/ February 29.
    Michael Anthony Telesca/ Reagan/ Senior/ Western District of New York/ March 5
    William Benner Enright/ Nixon/ Senior/ Southern District of California/ March 7.
    Albert Richard Caputo/Clinton/ Senior/ Middle District of Pennsylvania/ March 11.
    Thomas A. Wiseman/ Carter Senior/ Middle District of Tennessee/ March 18.
    Patrick J. Duggan/Reagan/ Senior/ Eastern District of Michigan/ March 18.
    James Martin Munley/ Clinton/ Senior/ Middle District of Pennsylvania/ March 22.
    Stanley Sporkin/ Reagan / Retired/ District Court of Columbia/ March 23.
    John Davies/ Reagan/ Retired/ Central District of California/ March 24.
    Monroe G. McKay/ Carter/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit/ March 28
    James A. Redden/ Carter/ Senior/ District of Oregon/ March 31.
    Kevin Duffy/Nixon/ Retired/ Southern District of New York/ April 1.
    Gregory W. Carman/ Reagan/ Senior/ Court of International Trade/ April 5
    Lowell A. Reed Jr./Reagan/ Senior/ Eastern District of Pennsylvania/ April 11.
    Charles Alexander Shaw/ Clinton/ Senior/ Eastern District of Missouri/ April 12.
    George Curtis Smith/ Reagan/ Senior/ Southern District of Ohio/ April 15.
    Lee Roy West/Carter/ Senior/ Western District of Oklahoma/ April 24.
    Harold R. DeMoss / G.H.W Bush/ Retired/ Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit/ April 29
    End of Spike
    Arthur Donald Spatt/ G.H.W Bush/ Senior/ Eastern District of New York. June 13.
    William S. Sessions/ Ford/ Resigned/ Western District of Texas/June 13.
    James P Churchill/Ford/Senior/ Eastern District of Michigan/ June 29.
    Joseph Jerome Farris/ Carter/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit/ July 23.
    James Hughes Hancock/ Nixon/Senior/ Northern District of Alabama/ July 24
    Stephen F. Williams/ Reagan/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit/ August 7.
    Robert Manley Parker/ Carter and Clinton/ Retired/ Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit/ August 27.
    Clyde Henry Hamilton/Reagan and G.H.W Bush/Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit/ September 2.
    Pamela Lynn Reeves/Obama/Active /Eastern District of Tennessee/September 10.
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg/Carter and Clinton/ Active/ Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States/ September 18.
    Blanche M. Manning/Clinton/ Senior/ Northern District of Illinois/ September 20.
    Laurie Smith Camp/G.W Bush/ Senior/ District of Nebraska/ September 24.
    Lloyd Dee George/ Reagan/ Senior/ District of Nevada/ October 8.
    Jackson L. Kiser/Reagan/ Senior/ Western District of Virginia/ October 21.
    Juan R. Torruella/Ford and Reagan/Active/ Court of Appeals for the First Circuit/ October 26.
    Walter J. Gex III/Reagan/ Senior/ Southern District of Mississippi/ November 12.
    Alfred Laureta/Carter/Term Expired/ District of the Northern Mariana Islands/ November 16.
    Dee Benson/G.H.W Bush/Senior/ District of Utah/ November 30.
    Thomas Morrow Reavley/Carter/Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit/December 1.
    George Ross Anderson/Carter/ Retired/ District of South Carolina/ December 1.
    Ralph K. Winter/ Reagan/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit December 8.
    Juan M. Pérez-Giménez/Carter/ Senior/ District of Puerto Rico/ December 10.
    William J. Castagna/ Carter/ Senior/ Middle District of Florida/ December 18.
    Carl O. Bue/ Nixon/ Retired/ Southern District of Texas/ December 24.
    Frank Hampton McFadden/Nixon/Retired/ Northern District of Alabama/ December 28.


    25 Deaths in 2021 as of 7/6/2021 LBJ 1, Ford 1, Carter 5, Reagan 5, G.H.W Bush 1, Clinton 7, G.W. Bush 5

    William Henry Barbour/ Reagan/ Senior/ Southern District of Mississippi/ January 8.
    Benjamin F. Gibson/Carter/ Retired/ Western District of Michigan/ January 13.
    Dominic J. Squatrito/ Clinton/ Senior/ District of Connecticut/ January 20.
    Stephan P. Mickle/ Clinton/ Senior/ Northern District of Florida/ January 26.
    Morton Ira Greenberg/Reagan/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit January 28.
    Peter T. Fay/ Nixon and Ford/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit/ January 31.
    Thomas Rutherford Brett/ Carter/ Retired/ Northern District of Oklahoma/ February 6.
    Philip Ray Martinez/ George. W. Bush./ Active/ Western District of Texas/ February 26.
    Joel A. Pisano/ Clinton/ Retired/ District of New Jersey/ February 26.
    Emmett Ripley Cox/ Reagan/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit/ March 3.
    Terrence F. McVerry/ G.W.Bush/Senior/ Western District of Pennsylvania/ March 8.
    Peter W. Hall/ G.W.Bush/Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit/ March 11.
    John Albert Nordberg/Reagan/ Senior/ Northern District of Illinois/ March 12.
    Kermit Edward Bye/ Clinton/ Retired/ Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit/ March 20.
    Alcee Hastings/ Carter/Impeached/ Southern District of Florida/ April 6.
    Sandra J. Feuerstein/ G.W. Bush/ Senior/ Eastern District of New York/ April 10.
    Todd J. Campbell/Clinton/ Senior/Middle District of Tennessee/ April 11.
    Harry W. Wellford/ Nixon and Reagan/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit/ April 17.
    George P. Kazen/Carter/ Retired/ Southern District of Texas/ April 27.
    Joseph W. Hatchett/Carter/ Retired/ Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit/ May 1.
    Glen E. Conrad/ G.W Bush/ Senior/ Western District of Virginia/ May 20.
    Robert Katzmann/ Clinton/ Senior/ Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit/ June 9.
    Jack B. Weinstein/ LBJ/ Senior/ Eastern District of New York June 15.
    Richard H. Kyle/G.H.W Bush/Senior/ District of Minnesota/ June 22.
    William H. Pauley III/ Clinton/ Senior/District of Southern New York/ July 5.
    Last edited by Mike; 07-06-2021 at 12:04 PM.
    "There is a point in the history of a society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that among other things it sides even with those who harm it, criminals, and does this quite seriously and honestly. Punishing somehow seems unfair to it, and it is certain that imagining ‘punishment’ and ‘being supposed to punish’ hurts it, arouses fear in it." Friedrich Nietzsche

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    You missed one. There was another judge in the western district in PA that died earlier this year or late last year. Can't remember the name at the moment; I will edit later if I remember.

    Anyway, this was long expected. The population is getting old, and with that comes disease of all kinds. Join that with a pandemic and the result is widespread death.

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    Donald Emil Ziegler you must be thinking of. He retired 17 years ago, missed him because of that.
    "There is a point in the history of a society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that among other things it sides even with those who harm it, criminals, and does this quite seriously and honestly. Punishing somehow seems unfair to it, and it is certain that imagining ‘punishment’ and ‘being supposed to punish’ hurts it, arouses fear in it." Friedrich Nietzsche

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    How did you track them all? FOIA? I can only remember about 10 or so of these judges from news articles or other media; I'm not aware of any sources that keep track of when these people cease living.

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    I track many them through the recent deaths on Wikipedia page. That's a crap shoot however since some of these deaths aren't announced for long periods of time. I also periodically check local news sources when I notice that a judges name has disappeared from case dockets for no listed reason.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike View Post
    Pamela Lynn Reeves/Obama/Active /Eastern District of Tennessee/September 10. Ruth Bader Ginsburg/Carter and Clinton/ Active/ Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States/ September 18.
    Can anyone even recall the last time two active judges died within two weeks of each other? Judiciary death rate seems rather be habitual at this point.
    "There is a point in the history of a society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that among other things it sides even with those who harm it, criminals, and does this quite seriously and honestly. Punishing somehow seems unfair to it, and it is certain that imagining ‘punishment’ and ‘being supposed to punish’ hurts it, arouses fear in it." Friedrich Nietzsche

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    There were 2 in NJ that died within the 2 week time frame. Can't remember their names currently. It's been a few years now.

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    There were 2 more that died in IL and NE the past few days. Don't recall the names at the moment.

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    I was talking about Active judges, 8 seniors died in March. Active Judges dying is rare.

    It seems a new spike is developing though 5 judges have died this month already.

    I'm finding it ironic that within 10 days of posting this thread three judges have already died. What's going on?
    Last edited by Mike; 09-25-2020 at 01:02 AM.
    "There is a point in the history of a society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that among other things it sides even with those who harm it, criminals, and does this quite seriously and honestly. Punishing somehow seems unfair to it, and it is certain that imagining ‘punishment’ and ‘being supposed to punish’ hurts it, arouses fear in it." Friedrich Nietzsche

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    Another one passed away in NV this afternoon.

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    One more and it will break the all time record.
    "There is a point in the history of a society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that among other things it sides even with those who harm it, criminals, and does this quite seriously and honestly. Punishing somehow seems unfair to it, and it is certain that imagining ‘punishment’ and ‘being supposed to punish’ hurts it, arouses fear in it." Friedrich Nietzsche

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