Ruth Bader Ginsburg: U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Women of Achievement (Hardcover))

Presents the life and accomplishments of the second woman justice named to the United States Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg overcame discrimination and tragedy to become the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Raised in a working-class family in Brooklyn, New York, she graduated with a law degree from Columbia University. Despite her accomplishments, she found many doors of opportunity closed to her as a Jewish woman. Undaunted, she became one of the nation's first female law professors. Later, as head of the American Civil Liberties Union's Women's Rights Project, Ginsburg argued and won numerous cases before the Supreme Court. Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in 1980, Ginsburg served there for 13 years before President Bill Clinton nominated her to the nation's highest court in 1993. During her years on the Supreme Court, Ginsburg has cemented her legacy as one of the most influential figures in American legal history. In Ruth Bader Ginsburg: U.S. Supreme Court Justice, learn how this trailblazing woman overcame obstacles to secure her position on the highest court in the United States Contents......Page 6 An Announcement in the Rose Garden......Page 8 Tragedy and Achievement: The Early Years......Page 13 A Legal Mind Takes Shape......Page 22 Lawyer and Professor......Page 36 The ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project......Page 47 The U.S. Court of Appeals......Page 63 To the Supreme Court......Page 73 Her First Days on the Bench......Page 84 and the War on Terror......Page 97 Standing Her Ground......Page 107 Chronology......Page 118 Notes......Page 121 Further Resources......Page 130 Bibliography......Page 129 Picture Credits......Page 131 Index......Page 132 About The Author......Page 137 Cover; Contents; 1: An Announcement in the Rose Garden; 2: Tragedy and Achievement: The Early Years; 3: A Legal Mind Takes Shape; 4: Lawyer and Professor; 5: The ACLU's Women's Rights Project; 6: The U.S. Court of Appeals; 7: To the Supreme Court; 8: Her First Days on the Bench; 9: Bush v. Gore and the War on Terror; 10: Standing Her Ground; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Further Resources; Picture Credits; Index; About the Author. Just like a fairytale A privileged childhood The royal wedding An heir and a spare The people's princess A marriage in ruins A jet-setting philanthropist The fatal accident. Describes how Ruth Bader Ginsburg overcame discrimination and tragedy to become the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.