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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

American lawyer and jurist (1933–2020)

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87

age at death

Born
March 15, 1933
Died
September 18, 2020 (aged 87)
Zodiac
♓︎Pisces·rooster 🐓
Updated Jan 2026

About

American lawyer and jurist (1933–2020)

Before Fame

Before becoming a judge, Ginsburg was a professor at Rutgers Law School and Columbia Law School, teaching civil procedure. She also worked as an advocate for the American Civil Liberties Union, arguing several cases before the Supreme Court.

Trivia

Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. She became known as 'Notorious RBG' later in her career, a play on the rapper Notorious B.I.G. She co-authored a book with Swedish jurist Anders Bruzelius.

Family Life

She was married to Martin D. Ginsburg for over 50 years, until his death in 2010. They had two children, Jane and James.

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Sun Sign

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Moon Sign

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Dominant Element

Water

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Planetary positions calculated for March 15, 1933

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Born Joan Ruth Bader in Brooklyn, New York

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Graduated from Cornell University

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Started law school at Harvard, one of the few women in her class.

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Worked with the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure

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Learned Swedish and co-authored a book with Swedish jurist Anders Bruzelius

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Became a professor at Rutgers Law School

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Advocated as a volunteer attorney for the ACLU

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Became a professor at Columbia Law School

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Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President Jimmy Carter.

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Nominated by President Bill Clinton to replace retiring justice Byron White.

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Confirmed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

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Authored the majority opinion in United States v. Virginia

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Became the only female justice on the Supreme Court

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Between O'Connor's retirement in 2006 and the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor in 2009, she was the only female justice on the Supreme Court.

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Dissented in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

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Died in Washington, D.C.

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Died at her home in Washington, D.C., from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer.