Born Ruth Joan Bador to Russian Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn, Ginsburg 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'Conner) and the first Jewish female justice. She is generally veiwed as belonging to the liberal wing of the court. Before becoming a judge, Ginsberg spent a considerable portion of her legal career as an advocate for the advancement of women's rights as a constitutional principle.
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