Ruth Bader Ginsburg

On September 18, 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at 87 years old. She served 27 of those years on the Supreme Court and was only the second woman, having been appointed by President Clinton in 1993. She will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, September 25, the first woman to receive this honor. (Sources: Supreme Court U.S. House )

Tributes from the Congressional Record

House Resolution 1128 expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Remarks by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in remembrance of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Senate remarks remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Supreme Court Nomination and Confirmation

In President Clinton's June 14, 1993, remarks announcing the nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be a Supreme Court Associate Justice (image right), he said:

"...over the course of a lifetime, in her pioneering work in behalf of the women of this country, [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] has compiled a truly historic record of achievement in the finest traditions of American law and citizenship."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court nomination hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place July 20, 21, 22, and 23, 1993. The transcripts, submitted material, and appendices span nearly 700 pages and include submitted biographical information, prepared statements, witness testimony, and two rounds of questions from the Committee members followed by Justice Ginsburg's responses.

You can find the August 3, 1993, remarks on the floor of the Senate as well as the final vote on the nomination in the Bound Congressional Record.

Read President Clinton's remarks at the swearing-in of the Supreme Court Associate Justice on August 10, 1993.

Related Resources

• S. Con. Res. 45 – Providing for the use of the catafalque situated in the crypt beneath the Rotunda of the Capitol in connection with memorial services to be conducted in the Supreme Court Building and the Capitol for the late honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
• Sidebar photo credit: Supreme Court of the United States
• Read statements from the Supreme Court regarding the death of Justice Ginsburg
• View recording of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg discussing "My Own Words" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.