Privy Councils are cool; ours allows Britainland to keep stealthy control over most of our former colonies despite this notional "independence" twaddle by remaining their highest judicial committee, so we can still tell them what we want them to do. Honestly, the US is seriously missing out by having presidents make political appointments to your supreme court. You'd be much better off with a balanced bench from ERII.
Glad to hear the surgery was successful, and your other half had the wherewithal to pay for it, Desp.