Justice ruth bader ginsburg biography supreme

1933-2020

Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from Columbia Law School, going on to become a staunch courtroom advocate for the fair treatment of women and working with the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project.

Justice ruth bader ginsburg biography supreme

She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1980 and appointed to the Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993.

Early Life and Education

Ginsburg was born Joan Ruth Bader on March 15, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York.

The second daughter of Nathan and Celia Bader, she grew up in a low-income, working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn. Ginsburg's mother, who was a major influence in her life, taught her the value of independence and a good education.

Celia herself did not attend college, but instead worked in a garment factory to help pay for her brother's college education, an act of selflessness that forever impressed Ginsburg.

At James Madison High School in Brooklyn, Ginsburg worked diligently and