Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an American jurist. She was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton. She was known as a feminist icon and was nicknamed "The Notorious R.B.G.".
Ruth Bader Ginsburg | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office August 10, 1993 – September 18, 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Byron White |
| Succeeded by | Amy Coney Barrett |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | |
| In office June 30, 1980 – August 9, 1993 | |
| Nominated by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Harold Leventhal |
| Succeeded by | David Tatel |
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| Born | Joan Ruth Bader March 15, 1933 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 2020 (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Problems caused by pancreatic cancer |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
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Ginsburg died on September 18, 2020 in Washington, D.C.[1]
Supreme Court
Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She was the second female justice (after Sandra Day O'Connor) and the first Jewish[2] female justice. Ginsburg was considered a member of the more liberal side of the Supreme Court.
Ginsburg wrote notable majority opinions, including United States v. Virginia, Olmstead v. L.C., and Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.
She was known as "The Notorious R.B.G.", in reference to the rapper known as "The Notorious B.I.G.".[3]
When John Paul Stevens retired in 2010, Ginsburg became the oldest justice on the court at age 77.[4]
Health
Ginsburg had surgery for colon cancer in 1999 and for pancreatic cancer in 2009.[5] On November 8, 2018, she was hospitalized after fracturing three ribs in a fall.[6]
On August 24, 2019, it was revealed that Ginsburg underwent radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer over the summer.[7] In July 2020, she announced that she had liver cancer.[8][9]
On September 18, 2020, Ginsburg died from problems caused by metastatic pancreatic cancer in Washington, D.C. at the age of 87.[10]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Media
Ginsburg in 1959, wearing her Columbia Law School academic regalia
Ginsburg in 1977, photographed by Lynn Gilbert
President Jimmy Carter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ginsburg officially accepting the nomination from President Bill Clinton on June 14, 1993
Ginsburg giving testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the hearings on her nomination to be an associate justice
Chief Justice William Rehnquist swearing in Ginsburg as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, as her husband Martin Ginsburg and President Clinton watch
Sandra Day O'Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan, 2010. O'Connor is not wearing a robe because she was retired from the court when the picture was taken.
Commissioned portrait by Simmie Knox, 2000
Official portrait, c. 2006
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References
- ↑ "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87". NPR. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ↑ Ginsburg talks about Jewish heritage
- ↑ Kelley, Lauren; Kelley, Lauren (October 27, 2015). "How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became the 'Notorious RBG'" (in en-US). Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/how-ruth-bader-ginsburg-became-the-notorious-rbg-50388/. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ↑ Sherman, Mark (August 3, 2010). "Ginsburg says no plans to leave Supreme Court". Boston Globe. https://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/08/03/ginsburg_says_no_plans_to_leave_supreme_court/. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ↑ Ginsburg has surgery for pancreatic cancer
- ↑ Domonske, Camila (November 8, 2018). "Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized After Falling, Fracturing 3 Ribs". NPR.
- ↑ "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer". NPR. August 23, 2019.
- ↑ Liptak, Adam (2020-07-17). "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Cancer Has Returned" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-cancer.html. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ Berman, Dan. "Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence". CNN. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ Biskupic, Joan. "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87". cnn.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
Other websites
- Issue positions and quotes at OnTheIssues
- Voices on Antisemitism: Interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America
- Ginsburg Appearances on C-SPAN
- Supreme Court Associate Justice Nomination Hearings on Ruth Bader Ginsburg in July 1993 United States Government Publishing Office
- Membership at the Council on Foreign Relations
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