

Ginsburg, only the second woman to be nominated to the Supreme Court after Sandra Day O'Connor, made it clear her vision for the court's future was one of female leadership. He married Jane Marie Sullivan in 1996 and they. Justice Ginsburg was an unstoppable force. Her death at age 87 thrust the Supreme Court vacancy into the spotlight of. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955. On Saturday 19 September, the world was told that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of Americas most prolific feminist icons, had passed away at age 87.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and the White House signaled after her death Friday night that they would move soon, and McConnell vowed to bring a Trump nominee to the floor.Ĭongress braces for fight: McConnell says Senate will vote on Trump's nominee to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat Ginsburg's vision of the court's makeup Had she retired at any point between 20, it is certain Ginsburg would have been replaced by another liberal justice by choosing to remain until her death, she gave Trump an opportunity to replace her with a conservative justice who could, over time, undo much of the progress on women’s rights she had devoted her life to achieving. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who, in her 80s, became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, died today.

Ginsburg's death opens up the potential for a heated battle between Republicans and Democrats over the process of filling the vacancy on the court so close to the presidential election. Hundreds of people visited the US Supreme Court to pay their respects to the late justice US President Donald Trump has said he will next week nominate a woman to replace the late Supreme Court. “I have to take it year by year at my age, and who knows what could happen next year? Right now, I know I’m OK.” “As long as I can do the job full-steam, I would like to stay here,” she told USA TODAY in 2013.
