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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (/ˈbeɪdər ˈɡɪnzbɜːrɡ/, born Joan Ruth Bader; March 15, 1933)[1] is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice (after Sandra Day O'Connor) of four to be confirmed to the court (along with Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, who are still serving). Following O'Connor's retirement, and until Sotomayor joined the court, Ginsburg was the only female justice on the Supreme Court. During that time, Ginsburg became more forceful with her dissents, which were noted by legal observers and in popular culture. She is generally viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the court. Ginsburg has authored notable majority opinions, including United States v. Virginia, Olmstead v. L.C., and Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc.
Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her older sister died when she was a baby, and her mother, one of her biggest sources of encouragement, died shortly before Ginsburg graduated from high school. She then earned her bachelor's degree at Cornell University, and became a wife and mother before starting law school at Harvard, where she was one of the few women in her class. Ginsburg transferred to Columbia Law School, where she graduated tied for first in her class. Following law school, Ginsburg turned to academia. She was a professor at Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School, teaching civil procedure as one of the few women in her field.
Ginsburg spent a considerable part of her legal career as an advocate for the advancement of gender equality and women's rights, winning multiple victories arguing before the Supreme Court. She advocated as a volunteer lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsels in the 1970s. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served until her appointment to the Supreme Court. Ginsburg has received attention in American popular culture for her fiery liberal dissents and refusal to step down; she has been dubbed the "Notorious R.B.G."[2]
Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her older sister died when she was a baby, and her mother, one of her biggest sources of encouragement, died shortly before Ginsburg graduated from high school. She then earned her bachelor's degree at Cornell University, and became a wife and mother before starting law school at Harvard, where she was one of the few women in her class. Ginsburg transferred to Columbia Law School, where she graduated tied for first in her class. Following law school, Ginsburg turned to academia. She was a professor at Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School, teaching civil procedure as one of the few women in her field.
Ginsburg spent a considerable part of her legal career as an advocate for the advancement of gender equality and women's rights, winning multiple victories arguing before the Supreme Court. She advocated as a volunteer lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union and was a member of its board of directors and one of its general counsels in the 1970s. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served until her appointment to the Supreme Court. Ginsburg has received attention in American popular culture for her fiery liberal dissents and refusal to step down; she has been dubbed the "Notorious R.B.G."[2]
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Here you go, Maj Marty Hogan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg doing what she does best.
She seems to prefer that countries should model their constitutions after South Africa’s. I wish that she would emigrate to South Africa, become a citizen and then she could serve on their Supreme Court of Appeal. That way, she could redefine South Africa’s constitution to her heart’s content, and leave the U.S. Constitution to justices that can at the very least stay awake!
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She seems to prefer that countries should model their constitutions after South Africa’s. I wish that she would emigrate to South Africa, become a citizen and then she could serve on their Supreme Court of Appeal. That way, she could redefine South Africa’s constitution to her heart’s content, and leave the U.S. Constitution to justices that can at the very least stay awake!
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers remarks at naturalization ceremony
Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will give remarks at a naturalization ceremony in the rotunda of ...
Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that march 15 is the anniversary of the birth of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg who was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993.
I may not agree with many of her policy stands; yet, I applaud her for her 56-year-marriage to her husband Marty until he passed away in 2010.
Happy 86th birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Images:
1. 2018 Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Photographer_Steve Petteway
2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg with her husband, Marty Photo_Annie Groer/The Washington Post via Getty Images
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers remarks at naturalization ceremony
"Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will give remarks at a naturalization ceremony in the rotunda of the National Archives Museum."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW-_veNSssw
1. Background from SCOTUS supremecourt.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, was born in Brooklyn, New York, March 15, 1933. She married Martin D. Ginsburg in 1954, and has a daughter, Jane, and a son, James. She received her B.A. from Cornell University, attended Harvard Law School, and received her LL.B. from Columbia Law School. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edmund L. Palmieri, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, from 1959–1961. From 1961–1963, she was a research associate and then associate director of the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure. She was a Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law from 1963–1972, and Columbia Law School from 1972–1980, and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford, California from 1977–1978. In 1971, she was instrumental in launching the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and served as the ACLU’s General Counsel from 1973–1980, and on the National Board of Directors from 1974–1980. She was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. President Clinton nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat August 10, 1993.
2. Background on 56-year-marriage marriage biography.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-husband-marty-love-story
"The Supreme Court judge's rise to the top was aided by a fellow brilliant legal mind and inseparable companion of more than 50 years.
They say that behind every great man is a great woman and behind every great woman is a great man. But only a few lucky souls know what it's like to walk step-by-step with a life partner, each helping the other through unforeseen obstacles to achieve emotional fulfillment and professional success of the highest order together.
Such was the case with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her longtime husband, Marty.
Ruth and Marty met on a blind date
Their story began after Ruth arrived at the Cornell University campus in 1950. They formally met on a blind date, though it was only "blind" on one end – Marty, already a sophomore, had urged a friend to set him up with the cute new freshman. Before long he realized that this petite beauty was a cerebral powerhouse, an observation that wasn't lost on his soon-to-be inseparable companion.
As Ruth later recalled, "He was the first boy I ever knew who cared that I had a brain."
Friends marveled at how these two seemingly contrasting spirits matched up: Ruth came across as shy and timid, Marty was the clown, the life of the party; she was prompt, meticulous and thorough; he cut class to play golf. But for all the surface differences, there was also the undeniable bond of their joint Brooklyn-area origins, adherence to the Jewish faith and intellectual capacity to examine and impact the world around them.
Ruth stood by Marty's side when he was diagnosed with cancer
The two married in June 1954, after Ruth graduated from Cornell and Marty finished his first year at Harvard Law School and detoured to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for Marty's stint in the military. There they had the first of their two children, daughter Jane, and began adjusting to their strengths and weaknesses as a couple. For example, for all of Ruth's talents, she was a lousy cook. Frightened by the thought of a lifetime of reheated tuna casseroles, Marty took the reins in that department and developed a reputation as a culinary wunderkind.
Ruth eventually followed her husband to Harvard Law, where life threw a major obstacle in front of them. During his final year, Marty was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, requiring grueling radiation treatments. Ruth organized his class notes and typed his final paper, all the while dealing with her own coursework and taking care of a three-year-old. Somehow it all came together, with Marty graduating on time, magna cum laude.
In hindsight, it's clear how the experience with Marty's illness went a long way toward forging Ruth's place in history. Along with installing in her a confidence that she could shoulder a superhuman burden, the enduring prospect of a relapse meant that she had to be prepared to provide for the family. That pushed her to hunt down a job when few law firms were willing to hire a woman, leading to her professorship at Rutgers University and her groundbreaking work in shattering gender discrimination laws on behalf of the ACLU.
Marty campaigned for Ruth's Supreme Court nomination
Meanwhile, her husband was making his own mark as a top tax lawyer and professor, and by the time Jimmy Carter nominated Ruth to the D.C. Federal Court of Appeals in 1980, it was Marty's turn to do the heavy lifting. He helped secure her confirmation by enlisting the aid of influential clients, including Ross Perot, and readily left behind his life in New York, telling friends his wife "got a good job" in D.C.
In early 1993, when Supreme Court Justice Byron White revealed to Bill Clinton that he was retiring, Marty was at it again. His task to get Ruth on the nation's highest court was a tall one. Not only was she buried on the President's list of preferred candidates, but she also wasn't even a favorite of women's groups because of recent critical comments about Roe v. Wade. But Marty managed to weed out her opponents and countered by soliciting letters of support from an army of scholars.
Clinton, who famously took his time in stewing over the decision, finally agreed to meet with Ruth in June. Within 15 minutes of their get-together, he knew he had his pick.
In an introductory speech for his wife at Georgetown University Law Center in 2003, Marty giddily shared how their daughter, Jane, told reporters that she had grown up in a home in which responsibility was equally divided: dad did the cooking and mom did the thinking. This was coming from a distinguished academic and arguably the top tax lawyer in the country, but that was Marty: happy to give Ruth credit for being the smart one while claiming dibs on the kitchen.
Ruth and Marty were married for 56 years
Seven years later, after seeing his wife through a bout of pancreatic cancer, Marty's own troubles with the dreaded disease resurfaced. He passed away on June 27, 2010, a few days after their 56th wedding anniversary.
Ruth has since carried on solo, but by no means alone. In a late-career twist, she has become the closest thing the Supreme Court has to a rock star, fêted with the "Notorious RBG" nickname while having her workout featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and becoming the subject of memes, books and movies.
And she was supposed to be the quiet one? O
FYI LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SFC William Farrell SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless SSG William Jones PO1 Tony Holland
I may not agree with many of her policy stands; yet, I applaud her for her 56-year-marriage to her husband Marty until he passed away in 2010.
Happy 86th birthday Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Images:
1. 2018 Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Photographer_Steve Petteway
2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg with her husband, Marty Photo_Annie Groer/The Washington Post via Getty Images
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers remarks at naturalization ceremony
"Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will give remarks at a naturalization ceremony in the rotunda of the National Archives Museum."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW-_veNSssw
1. Background from SCOTUS supremecourt.gov/about/biographiescurrent.pdf
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice, was born in Brooklyn, New York, March 15, 1933. She married Martin D. Ginsburg in 1954, and has a daughter, Jane, and a son, James. She received her B.A. from Cornell University, attended Harvard Law School, and received her LL.B. from Columbia Law School. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edmund L. Palmieri, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, from 1959–1961. From 1961–1963, she was a research associate and then associate director of the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure. She was a Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law from 1963–1972, and Columbia Law School from 1972–1980, and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford, California from 1977–1978. In 1971, she was instrumental in launching the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and served as the ACLU’s General Counsel from 1973–1980, and on the National Board of Directors from 1974–1980. She was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. President Clinton nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat August 10, 1993.
2. Background on 56-year-marriage marriage biography.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-husband-marty-love-story
"The Supreme Court judge's rise to the top was aided by a fellow brilliant legal mind and inseparable companion of more than 50 years.
They say that behind every great man is a great woman and behind every great woman is a great man. But only a few lucky souls know what it's like to walk step-by-step with a life partner, each helping the other through unforeseen obstacles to achieve emotional fulfillment and professional success of the highest order together.
Such was the case with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her longtime husband, Marty.
Ruth and Marty met on a blind date
Their story began after Ruth arrived at the Cornell University campus in 1950. They formally met on a blind date, though it was only "blind" on one end – Marty, already a sophomore, had urged a friend to set him up with the cute new freshman. Before long he realized that this petite beauty was a cerebral powerhouse, an observation that wasn't lost on his soon-to-be inseparable companion.
As Ruth later recalled, "He was the first boy I ever knew who cared that I had a brain."
Friends marveled at how these two seemingly contrasting spirits matched up: Ruth came across as shy and timid, Marty was the clown, the life of the party; she was prompt, meticulous and thorough; he cut class to play golf. But for all the surface differences, there was also the undeniable bond of their joint Brooklyn-area origins, adherence to the Jewish faith and intellectual capacity to examine and impact the world around them.
Ruth stood by Marty's side when he was diagnosed with cancer
The two married in June 1954, after Ruth graduated from Cornell and Marty finished his first year at Harvard Law School and detoured to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for Marty's stint in the military. There they had the first of their two children, daughter Jane, and began adjusting to their strengths and weaknesses as a couple. For example, for all of Ruth's talents, she was a lousy cook. Frightened by the thought of a lifetime of reheated tuna casseroles, Marty took the reins in that department and developed a reputation as a culinary wunderkind.
Ruth eventually followed her husband to Harvard Law, where life threw a major obstacle in front of them. During his final year, Marty was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, requiring grueling radiation treatments. Ruth organized his class notes and typed his final paper, all the while dealing with her own coursework and taking care of a three-year-old. Somehow it all came together, with Marty graduating on time, magna cum laude.
In hindsight, it's clear how the experience with Marty's illness went a long way toward forging Ruth's place in history. Along with installing in her a confidence that she could shoulder a superhuman burden, the enduring prospect of a relapse meant that she had to be prepared to provide for the family. That pushed her to hunt down a job when few law firms were willing to hire a woman, leading to her professorship at Rutgers University and her groundbreaking work in shattering gender discrimination laws on behalf of the ACLU.
Marty campaigned for Ruth's Supreme Court nomination
Meanwhile, her husband was making his own mark as a top tax lawyer and professor, and by the time Jimmy Carter nominated Ruth to the D.C. Federal Court of Appeals in 1980, it was Marty's turn to do the heavy lifting. He helped secure her confirmation by enlisting the aid of influential clients, including Ross Perot, and readily left behind his life in New York, telling friends his wife "got a good job" in D.C.
In early 1993, when Supreme Court Justice Byron White revealed to Bill Clinton that he was retiring, Marty was at it again. His task to get Ruth on the nation's highest court was a tall one. Not only was she buried on the President's list of preferred candidates, but she also wasn't even a favorite of women's groups because of recent critical comments about Roe v. Wade. But Marty managed to weed out her opponents and countered by soliciting letters of support from an army of scholars.
Clinton, who famously took his time in stewing over the decision, finally agreed to meet with Ruth in June. Within 15 minutes of their get-together, he knew he had his pick.
In an introductory speech for his wife at Georgetown University Law Center in 2003, Marty giddily shared how their daughter, Jane, told reporters that she had grown up in a home in which responsibility was equally divided: dad did the cooking and mom did the thinking. This was coming from a distinguished academic and arguably the top tax lawyer in the country, but that was Marty: happy to give Ruth credit for being the smart one while claiming dibs on the kitchen.
Ruth and Marty were married for 56 years
Seven years later, after seeing his wife through a bout of pancreatic cancer, Marty's own troubles with the dreaded disease resurfaced. He passed away on June 27, 2010, a few days after their 56th wedding anniversary.
Ruth has since carried on solo, but by no means alone. In a late-career twist, she has become the closest thing the Supreme Court has to a rock star, fêted with the "Notorious RBG" nickname while having her workout featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and becoming the subject of memes, books and movies.
And she was supposed to be the quiet one? O
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