List of Supreme Court Cases Briefed or Argued by Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Fact Sheet about Her
1993
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In 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Byron White. This fact sheet about her and the list of cases she had argued or briefed was prepared by the Clinton administration during the vetting process, when President Clinton was considering who to nominate to fill the vacancy.
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 experience arguing six cases before the Supreme Court, all dealing in some way with gender discrimination.
Notably, Ginsburg had been 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.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter had appointed Ginsburg as a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served for 13 years.
On August 3, 1993, Ginsburg was confirmed by a 96-3 vote in the Senate. She was sworn in as Associate Supreme Court Justice on August 10, 1993.
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 experience arguing six cases before the Supreme Court, all dealing in some way with gender discrimination.
Notably, Ginsburg had been 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.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter had appointed Ginsburg as a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where she served for 13 years.
On August 3, 1993, Ginsburg was confirmed by a 96-3 vote in the Senate. She was sworn in as Associate Supreme Court Justice on August 10, 1993.
This primary source comes from the Collection WJC-WHORM: Records of the White House Office of Records Management (Clinton Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 131064869
Full Citation: List of Supreme Court Cases Briefed or Argued by Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1970s and fact sheet about Ruth Bader Ginsburg; 1993; Subject Files on Judicial and Legal Matters, 1993 - 2001; Collection WJC-WHORM: Records of the White House Office of Records Management (Clinton Administration); William J. Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/supreme-court-cases-fact-sheet-ginsburg, April 30, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.