Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Swearing-In as Supreme Court Justice
8/10/1993
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This is video shows Chief Justice William Rehnquist swearing in Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Associate Supreme Court Justice in the East Room at the White House. Looking on are President Bill Clinton and Justice Ginsburg's husband, Martin Ginsburg. The footage is official public record produced by the White House Television (WHTV) crew.
President Clinton had appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg in his first appointment to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Byron White. Ginsburg had been the co-founder of and chief litigator for the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). This career provided her with the experience of arguing six cases before the Supreme Court, all dealing in some way with gender discrimination. President Carter appointed Ginsburg as a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980, where she served for 13 years. Notably, Ginsburg was one of only nine women in a Harvard Law School class of over 500, and the first woman to serve on both the Harvard Law Review and the Columbia Law Review.
On August 3, 1993, Ginsburg was confirmed by a 96-3 vote in the Senate, and she was sworn in on August 10th.
President Clinton had appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg in his first appointment to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Byron White. Ginsburg had been the co-founder of and chief litigator for the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). This career provided her with the experience of arguing six cases before the Supreme Court, all dealing in some way with gender discrimination. President Carter appointed Ginsburg as a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980, where she served for 13 years. Notably, Ginsburg was one of only nine women in a Harvard Law School class of over 500, and the first woman to serve on both the Harvard Law Review and the Columbia Law Review.
On August 3, 1993, Ginsburg was confirmed by a 96-3 vote in the Senate, and she was sworn in on August 10th.
This primary source comes from the Collection WJC-WHTV: Video Recordings of the White House Television Office (Clinton Administration).
Full Citation: Video MT01028; Video Recording of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Swearing-In as Supreme Court Justice; 8/10/1993; Video Recordings Relating to the Clinton Administration, 1/20/1993 - 1/20/2001; Collection WJC-WHTV: Video Recordings of the White House Television Office (Clinton Administration); William J. Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/ginsburg-swearing-in, April 27, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.