Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Chief Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as Chief Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 to 2020. The appointment came from William Clinton in 1993. Education: B.A. from Cornell University; Harvard University. Earlier federal service: District Court, District of Columbia.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Position
- Chief Justice
- Appointed By
- William Clinton
- Active
- 1980 – 2020
- Party
- Democratic
- ABA Rating
- ewq (1980)
Education
- B.A.Cornell University (1954)
- Harvard University
Career History
- Chief JusticeSupreme Court of the United States (1993 – 2020) — appointed by William Clinton
- JudgeDistrict Court, District of Columbia (1980 – 1993) — appointed by Jimmy Carter
- Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences1977 – 1978
- member1974 – 1980
- general counsel1973 – 1980
- Professor1972 – 1980
- American Civil Liberties Union1972 – 1980
- counsel1972 – 1980
- Professor1963 – 1972
- associate director1962 – 1963
- Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure1961 – 1963
- research associate1961 – 1962
- Legal secretary, Hon. Edmund L. Palmieri1959 – 1961
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