John Paul Stevens – The most powerful octogenarian in America

According to Slate Magazine, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is the most powerful octogenarian in America:

Top “80 Over 80″ honors this year go to John Paul Stevens, the oldest member of the U.S. Supreme Court and author of the majority opinions in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and Rasul v. Bush. Truly a geezer among geezers, Stevens has demonstrated that he’s still pounding the gavel with as much enthusiasm as a justice 10 or 15 years his junior. He may not be worth $18 billion like Kirk Kerkorian or have won a Nobel Prize or even a Pulitzer. But if the venerable justice were to die of natural causes tomorrow, every last American might feel the effects.

Via Eugene Volokh @ The Volokh Conspiracy.