Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate judge of the US Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in September 2020. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton. , replacing retired judge Byron White, at the time. Often viewed as a moderately consensus tool. Eventually she became part of the free wing of the court as the court moved to the right. Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman and the second woman to sit in court, after Sandra Day O'Connor. During his tenure, Ginsburg wrote notable majority opinions including US vs. US. Virginia, Olmstead vs. L.C., Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw, Inc. and the Town of Sherrill Environmental Services v. Indian National Oneida of New York. Ginsburg was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her sister died as a child, and her mother passed away shortly before Ginsburg graduated from high school.
In 1993, Bill Clinton nominated him to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice. Her staunch advocacy for women's rights made her well-known.
