Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Appointment
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Title
- Associate Justice
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- SCT0713
- Nominated
- June 22, 1993
- Committee hearing
- July 20, 1993
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 29, 1993
- Senate vote
- 96–3Roll Call
- Confirmed
- Aug. 3, 1993
- Commissioned
- Aug. 5, 1993
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Service ended
- Sept. 18, 2020Death
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Judge | June 18, 1980 | Aug. 10, 1993 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Jimmy Carter |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Aug. 5, 1993 | Sept. 18, 2020 Death | William J. Clinton |
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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July 8, 2020
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June 30, 2020opinion issued Dissented in Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue
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June 30, 2020
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May 7, 2020opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Sineneng-Smith
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May 7, 2020opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Sineneng-Smith
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April 28, 2020opinion issued Dissented in Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc.
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April 28, 2020
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April 27, 2020opinion issued Dissented in Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc.
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April 27, 2020opinion issued Dissented in Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc.
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April 20, 2020opinion issued Concurred in part in Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian
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April 20, 2020
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April 6, 2020
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissent | Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania | Supreme Court | July 8, 2020 |
| Dissent | Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue | Supreme Court | June 30, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V. | Supreme Court | June 30, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | United States v. Sineneng-Smith | Supreme Court | May 7, 2020 |
| Writing | United States v. Sineneng-Smith | Supreme Court | May 7, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP | Supreme Court | April 28, 2020 |
| Dissent | Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc. | Supreme Court | April 28, 2020 |
| Dissent | Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc. | Supreme Court | April 27, 2020 |
| Dissent | Georgia v. Public Resource.Org, Inc. | Supreme Court | April 27, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP | Supreme Court | April 20, 2020 |
| Concurrence in part | Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian | Supreme Court | April 20, 2020 |
| Dissent | Republican National Committee, et al., Applicants v. Democratic National Committee, et al. | Supreme Court | April 6, 2020 |
| Concurrence in part | Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media | Supreme Court | March 23, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | Shular v. United States | Supreme Court | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Writing | Shular v. United States | Supreme Court | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Writing | Shular v. United States | Supreme Court | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | Monasky v. Taglieri | Supreme Court | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | Shular v. United States | Supreme Court | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Opinion of the Court | Monasky v. Taglieri | Supreme Court | Feb. 25, 2020 |
| Dissent | Hernández v. Mesa | Supreme Court | Feb. 25, 2020 |