Ginsburg, Ruth Bader

Born March 15, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY
Died September 18, 2020, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on April 14, 1980, to a seat vacated by Harold Leventhal. Confirmed by the Senate on June 18, 1980, and received commission on June 18, 1980. Service terminated on August 10, 1993, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 22, 1993, to a seat vacated by Byron R. White. Confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1993, and received commission on August 5, 1993. Service terminated on September 18, 2020, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
August 10, 1993

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Tenth Circuit, October 1, 1993-September 29, 1994
Second Circuit, September 30, 1994-September 18, 2020
District of Columbia Circuit, September 7, 2005-October 10, 2005

Education:
Cornell University, A.B., 1954
Harvard Law School
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1959

Professional Career:

Legal secretary, Hon. Edmund L. Palmieri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1959-1961
Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure, 1961-1963; research associate, 1961-1962; associate director, 1962-1963
Professor, Rutgers Law School, 1963-1972
Professor, Columbia Law School, 1972-1980
American Civil Liberties Union, 1972-1980; counsel, Women's Rights Project, 1972-1980; general counsel, 1973-1980; member, national board of directors, 1974-1980
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, 1977-1978

Manuscript Collections

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg papers, 1897-2021.
61.6 linear ft. (55,250 items); finding aid; restricted. Correspondence, memoranda, case files, speeches, lectures, writings, reports, interviews, briefs, orders, opinions, motions, depositions, and other papers relating chiefly to Ginsburg's efforts as an advocate for women's rights, particularly through her speeches and writings and her endeavors as general counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union and director of its Women's Rights Project. Documents her work as a proponent for the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, as law professor at Columbia University, and as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1980-1993. Also includes family papers and material relating to Ginsburg's travels.

Oral History

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader. Oral history interview conducted by Dean Trevor Morrison on July 5, 2016. Oral History of Distinguished American Judges, Institute of Judicial Administration, New York University School of Law, 2020. Video, 71 minutes, and transcript; available online.

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