Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Born 1933 in Brooklyn, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for 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. Education: Harvard Law School Cornell University, A.B., 1954 Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1959 Professional Career: Law 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 Rutgers Law School, professor, 1963-1972 Columbia Law School, professor, 1972-1980 Counsel, ACLU Women's Rights Project, 1972-1980 General counsel, American Civil Liberties Union, 1973-1980 National board of directors, ACLU, 1974-1980 Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, 1977-1978 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Female