Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Born 1933 in Brooklyn, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Nominated by Jimmy Carter on April 14, 1980, to a seat vacated by Harold Leventhal. Confirmed by the Senate on June 18, 1980, and received commission on June 18, 1980. Service terminated on August 9, 1993, due to appointment to another judicial position. Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Nominated by William J. Clinton on June 22, 1993, to a seat vacated by Byron R. White. Confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1993, and received commission on August 5, 1993. Allotment as Circuit Justice: Tenth Circuit, October 1, 1993-September 29, 1994 Second Circuit, September 30, 1994-present District of Columbia Circuit, September 7, 2005-October 10, 2005 Education: Harvard Law School Cornell University, A.B., 1954 Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1959 Professional Career: Legal secretary, Hon. Edmund L. Palmieri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1959-1961 Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure, 1961-1963; research associate, 1961-1962; associate director, 1962-1963 Professor, Rutgers Law School, 1963-1972 Professor, Columbia Law School, 1972-1980 American Civil Liberties Union, 1972-1980; counsel, Women's Rights Project, 1972-1980; general counsel, 1973-1980; member, national board of directors, 1974-1980 Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California, 1977-1978