Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1933 – 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020, distinguished as the first Jewish woman and the second woman ever to serve on the Court. She authored influential majority opinions that advanced gender equality, disability rights, and environmental protections, and later earned widespread admiration for her powerful, meticulously reasoned dissents defending liberal constitutional principles. Throughout her tenure, she was celebrated for her brilliant legal mind, tireless work ethic, and unwavering dedication to expanding justice and equal rights under the law.

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