Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated by Jimmy Carter on April 14, 1980, to a seat vacated by Harold Leventhal; Confirmed by the Senate on June 18, 1980, and received commission on June 18, 1980. Service terminated on August 9, 1993, due to appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 22, 1993, to a seat vacated by Byron R. White; Confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1993, and received commission on August 5, 1993.
Harvard Law School
Cornell University, A.B., 1954
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1959
Professional Career:
Law secretary, Hon. Edmund L. Palmieri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1959-1961
Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure, 1961-1963
Research associate, 1961-1962
Associate director, 1962-1963
Rutgers Law School, professor, 1963-1972
Columbia Law School, professor, 1972-1980
Counsel, ACLU Women’s Rights Project, 1972-1980
General counsel, American Civil Liberties Union, 1973-1980
National board of directors, ACLU, 1974-1980
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, 1977-1978