Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Photos Of The Late Supreme Court Justice

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March 15, 2022 3:35PM EDT

Remember late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in honor of her Mar. 15 birthday. Take a look at her life in photos here.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Photos

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Photos — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in her Supreme Court chambers in Washington back. Ruth was born on March 15, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from James Madison High School, she attended Cornell University to study Government and joined a sorority. At the school, she met her future husband and the two tied the knot just a month after her graduation. The two share children Jane and James.

After attending Cornell, Ruth studied law at Harvard — and was notably one of nine women in her class of 500. Later, she transferred to Columbia Law School. As she began applying for employement and clerk positions, Ruth faced discrimination due to her gender — however, pursued a path in academia as a professor. A trailblazer for equality, she co-founded the Women’s Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in 1972.

She was nominated to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President Jimmy Carter on April 14, 1980, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 18, 1980. In 1993, she was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton. Ruth battled cancer throughout her career, being diagnosed with colon cancer in 1999. She underwent surgery again for pancreatic cancer in 2009. Ruth sadly passed away on Sept. 18, 2020 after continuing to battle pancreatic cancer.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg At An Event

Ruth Bader Ginsburg At An Event — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reacts to applause as she is introduced at the Georgetown University Law Center campus in Washington on Sept. 20, 2017. During the speech, she referred to herself as “Rapid Ruth” and to Justice Sonia Sotomayor as “Swift Sonia.”

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg In Robes

Ruth Bader Ginsburg In Robes — Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joins other justices of the U.S. Supreme Court for an official group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg At A Keynote

Ruth Bader Ginsburg At A Keynote — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is introduced during the keynote address for the State Bar of New Mexico’s Annual Meeting in Pojoaque, NM on Aug. 19, 2016. She originally studed law at Harvard before transferring to Columbia in New York City.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg In 2017 SCOTUS Class Photo

Ruth Bader Ginsburg In 2017 SCOTUS Class Photo — Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for the 2017 Supreme Court class photo with her fellow justices (not pictured): Anthony Kennedy, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, Elena Gagan, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Neil Gorsuch.

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Ruth Bader Ginsberg Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

Ruth Bader Ginsberg Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee — Then a Supreme Court nominee, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen her gesturing while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1993. Ginsburg was demonstrating about women in a job discrimination case she handled.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Bill Clinton Speak To Reporters

Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Bill Clinton Speak To Reporters — Ruth Bader Ginsburg addresses reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House in 1993, as President Bill Clinton looks on. Clinton had just nominated Ginsburg to the Supreme Court.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Bill Clinton Walk Through the White House

Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Bill Clinton Walk Through the White House — Bill Clinton and Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg walk along the Colonnades of the White House as they head to the Rose Garden for a news conference in 1993. Ruth was appointed by Bill to the position.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Visits With Joe Biden & Daniel Moynihan

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Visits With Joe Biden & Daniel Moynihan — Ruth Bader Ginsburg smiles as she poses with Senator Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) and Joe Biden (D-DE), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in 1993. She was then an appeals court judge, and just nominated to SCOTUS.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gets Sworn In on Capitol Hill

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Gets Sworn In on Capitol Hill — Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg is sworn into her confirmation hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ginsburg told the committee that she thanked the women’s rights pioneers who came before her.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Barbara Boxer Chat

Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Barbara Boxer Chat — Then SCOTUS nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg meets with Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in 1993, shortly before her confirmation hearing. Ruth was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sworn Into Supreme Court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sworn Into Supreme Court — Chief Justice William Rehnquist swears Ruth Bader Ginsburg into the Supreme Court as she takes an oath to defend the Constitution. Her husband, Martin Ginsburg, is holding the bible, while Bill Clinton looks on.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Claps

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Claps — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg claps during a talk. She wasn’t afraid to voice her opinion.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Poses with Her SCOTUS Justices

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Poses with Her SCOTUS Justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen here in the 2016 Supreme Court class photo, wearing her signature, lacy necktie. In later years, she swapped it for a beaded jabot.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg At Stanford Law School

Ruth Bader Ginsburg At Stanford Law School — Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks at Stanford Law School in 2013 to celebrate Constitution Day. Though Ginsburg didn’t go to Stanford, it was obviously an honor to have her there.

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