Ruth Bader Ginsburg |Ruth Bader Ginsburg| |Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States| August 10, 1993
|Nominated by||Bill Clinton| |Preceded by||Byron White| |Judge
of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit| June 30, 1980 – August 10, 1993 |Nominated
by||Jimmy Carter| |Preceded by||Harold Leventhal| |Succeeded
by||David Tatel| |Born||Ruth Joan Bader March 15, 1933 Brooklyn,
New York, US |Political party||Democratic Party|
|Spouse(s)||Martin Ginsburg (m. 1954–w. 2010)| James Steven
Ginsburg |Alma mater||Cornell University Ruth Joan Bader
Ginsburg (born March 15, 1933) is an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by
President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10,
1993. She is the second female justice (after Sandra Day
O'Connor) and the first Jewish female justice. She is generally
viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the Court. Before
becoming a judge, Ginsburg spent a considerable portion of