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After Wednesday’s announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy would be retiring after 30 years, late-night hosts weighed in on the ramifications of his decision.

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00:00I never thought I'd say this, but you're only 81. You know, they say 81 is the new 79.

00:08After Wednesday's announcement by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy that he would be retiring

00:12after 30 years, late-night hosts pondered the consequences of his impending departure.

00:17With Kennedy retiring, President Donald Trump now has the chance to nominate his replacement,

00:21which could give conservatives a solid majority on the Supreme Court and fundamentally change

00:25the course of the institution. On CBS's Late Show, Stephen Colbert explained why that idea

00:29it makes his blood run cold.

00:30And I would not trust Trump to fundamentally change the dessert course.

00:36And the host summed up the whole situation this way.

00:38Oh, we are supremely screwed.

00:42Over at The Daily Show on Comedy Central, host Trevor Noah noted,

00:45Trump will likely replace Kennedy with a justice who would discriminate and dismantle

00:49abortion rights and LGBTQ rights.

00:51And that sound you're hearing right now? That's Mike Pence having his first orgasm.

00:56Yeah.

00:57Eventually, Noah resigned himself to the sad fact that all is lost.

01:00It feels like all hope is dead and nothing can bring it back.

01:04But my friend Punch over here is still going to try.

01:08Also on Comedy Central, the opposition's John Klepper offered his own suggestions

01:12for who Kennedy's replacement might be.

01:14Justice Judge Jeanine Pirro.

01:16Justice Ted Nugent.

01:17Or maybe Trump appoints himself.

01:20Klepper then explained just why the current president could be right for the job.

01:23Justice Donald Trump.

01:26What could go wrong?

01:27He already loves loose-fitting clothes and controlling women's bodies.

01:31On NBC's Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon addressed Kennedy's announcement in his opening monologue.

01:35Today, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he was retiring,

01:38which means President Trump will pick his own justice, Fallon said.

01:42When asked which judge he'll choose, Trump said,

01:44either Adam Levine or Blake Shelton.

01:46They're both a little edgy for different reasons.

01:48As for Kennedy himself, Fallon noted that his transition into retirement might not be too much of a shock.

01:53He's 81 years old, so he's going to go from sitting around in a robe all day

01:56to sitting around in a robe all day.

01:58So it's going to be very difficult.

02:00Later on NBC, late-night host Seth Meyers also pointed out

02:03that Kennedy's retired life wouldn't be all that different from his working one.

02:06Justice Kennedy, what are you doing retiring, man?

02:09You have a great job where you barely work,

02:12you get to wear a robe all day and give your opinions on stuff.

02:15That basically is retirement.

02:17To watch full clips of the late-night host reacting

02:19to Justice Kennedy's decision to retire, head to THR.com.

02:22For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.

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