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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

1933 - 2020

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Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg ( BAY-dər GHINZ-burg; née Bader; March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton to replace retiring justice Byron White, and at the time was viewed as a moderate consensus-builder. Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Court, after Sandra Day O'Connor. During her tenure, Ginsburg authored the majority opinions in cases such as United States v. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the 6th most popular judge, the 1,653rd most popular biography from United States (down from 944th in 2019) and the most popular American Judge.

Ruth bader ginsburg is most famous for being the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993. She was the first ever female justice to serve on the Supreme Court.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, Ruth Bader Ginsburg ranks 6 out of 53. Before her are Deborah, Giovanni Falcone, Adly Mansour, Roland Freisler, and Paolo Borsellino. After her are Maryanne Trump Barry, Fritz Bauer, Carlo Biotti, John Roberts, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, and Panagiotis Pikrammenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ruth Bader Ginsburg ranks 90. Before her are Tomislav Ivić, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Yasukazu Tanaka, Yuri Oganessian, Oliver Sacks, and Edward de Bono. After her are Walter Kasper, Larry King, Danny Aiello, Hisataka Okamoto, Piero Manzoni, and Liliana Cavani. Among people deceased in 2020, Ruth Bader Ginsburg ranks 71. Before her are Mary Higgins Clark, Radomir Antić, Joel Schumacher, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Freeman Dyson, and Buck Henry. After her are Roger Scruton, Lee Kun-hee, K. C. Jones, Mamadou Tandja, Moussa Traoré, and Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg ranks 1,653 out of 20,380. Before her are Mike Portnoy (1967), Mike DeWine (1947), Hal Holbrook (1925), Brian Thompson (1959), Murray Bookchin (1921), and Irving Stone (1903). After her are Danielle Steel (1947), Timothy Leary (1920), Bruce Beutler (1957), Jack Horner (1946), Bob Kane (1915), and Edwin G. Krebs (1918).

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Among JUDGES In United States

Among judges born in United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg ranks 1. After her are Maryanne Trump Barry (1937), John Roberts (1955), John Marshall (1755), Clarence Thomas (1948), Earl Warren (1891), Antonin Scalia (1936), Thurgood Marshall (1908), Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Samuel Alito (1950), Stephen Breyer (1938), and Walter Q. Gresham (1832).

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