“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dominates in Abortion Case.” CNN, March 6, 2020.Rush Limbaugh in 2003. “About the Court: Current Members.” Accessed April 15, 2020. “How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Found Her Voice.” Time Magazine. “Trial by Adversity Shapes Jurist's Outlook.” The New York Times. “US Supreme Court: Justice Ginsburg.” Cornell Law School. Ginsburg died on Septemdue to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. At eighty-seven years old, Ginsburg continued to work for gender equality as a Supreme Court Justice. Ginsburg subsequently worked with President Barack Obama in 2009 on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to combat pay disparities.
case, denying a woman’s gender pay discrimination claim. She was also a voice of dissent to the court’s decision in the Ledbetter v. Virginia case, ruling that qualified women could not be denied admission to the Virginia Military Institute. For example, she wrote the court’s opinion in the United States v. During her tenure as a justice, Ginsburg has fiercely advocated for gender equality and women’s rights. She became the second woman, and first Jewish woman, to serve on the Supreme Court. She accepted his nomination and took her seat as a Supreme Court Justice on August 10, 1993. She served there for thirteen years, prior to being nominated as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Ginsburg was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter. During that time, she became a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford, California from 1977-1978. While teaching at Columbia, she also served as the general counsel for the ACLU from 1973-1980 and on the National Board of Directors from 1974–1980. Ginsburg returned to Columbia Law School in 1972, where she became the first woman hired to receive tenure. She also became involved with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and she was central to the founding of their Women’s Rights Project in 1971. In 1963, Ginsburg began as a Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law and taught classes until 1972. After a year as a research associate, she became the associate director and continued in that position for a year. She served in that office until 1961.įollowing her clerkship, Ginsburg began working as a research associate for the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure. Palmieri, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1959. … But to be a woman, a Jew, and a mother to boot, that combination was a bit much.” Ginsburg was able to land a position as a law clerk for the Honorable Edmund L. She explained, “In the fifties, the traditional law firms were just beginning to turn around on hiring Jews. However, even with all of her academic accomplishments, it was hard for her to find employment after graduation. Ginsburg graduated with her law degree from Columbia in 1959 at the top of her class. During her studies, she made both the Harvard and Columbia Law Review. Ginsburg transferred to Columbia Law School in 1958 for her final year. Ginsburg and her female colleagues were called on in class for “comic relief” and they were even excluded from using certain sections of the library. She often faced gender discrimination and was asked to explain how she felt about taking a spot in the program instead of a man. While at Harvard, Ginsburg was one of only 9 women in a class of 500 students.
Ginsburg and the couple have two children together.Īfter graduating from Cornell, Ginsburg subsequently started attending Harvard Law School. She was also the College of Arts and Sciences Class Marshal. Ginsburg graduated from Cornell with a bachelor’s degree in 1954, earning high honors in Government and distinction in all subjects. 238 for elementary school and James Madison High School in Brooklyn before continuing on to attend Cornell University. Ginsburg’s family valued education and instilled in her a love of learning. Born to a Jewish family, her father Nathan Bader immigrated to the United States, while her mother Celia Amster Bader was a native of New York. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on Main Brooklyn, New York. Even after facing gender discrimination as she pursued her academic goals, Ginsburg forged ahead and became the second woman-and first Jewish woman-to serve on the Supreme Court. Affectionately called “R.B.G.” by her supporters, Ruth Bader Ginsburg has inspired generations of women to break gender barriers.
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