Biography:Appointed to the Supreme Court by Bill Clinton in August 1993, she was the 1st Jewish female justice and the second female justice.
Viewed as part of the liberal wing of the Court Ginsburg became increasingly known for her forceful and fiery liberal dissents and her advocacy for gender quality. Earning her the nickname "The Notorious R.B.G.", after fellow Brooklyn native, rapper The Notorious B.I.G.
Born:March 15, 1933 Birthplace:Brooklyn, New York, USA
1954-06-23 American law student and future Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Ruth Bader (21) weds American future tax law expert Martin D. Ginsburg (22), becoming Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Historical Events
1993-06-14 Ruth Bader Ginsburg is introduced by President Bill Clinton as his nominee to the United States Supreme Court in a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House
1993-08-10 Ruth Bader Ginsburg sworn in as a US Supreme Court Justice
2020-09-25 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the 1st woman to lie in state in the US Capitol in Washington D.C.
2020-09-26 President Donald Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the US Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2023-10-02 US Postal Service issues a commemorative stamp honoring late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Anthony Kennedy
Bryan Stevenson
Earl Warren
Judith Sheindlin
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William H. Webster