“When I graduated from law school in 1959, there wasn't a single woman on any federal bench. It wouldn't be a realistic ambition for a woman to want to become a federal judge.” WantSchoolLawJudgingAmbitionRealisticBenchesLaw SchoolSingle WomenFederal Judges Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“One aspect of appellate judging is we have to give reasons for all of our decisions. And when you sit down and try to write it out, sometimes you find that your first judgment wasn't the right one.” GivingWritingTryingFirstsSometimesReasonDecisionJudgingJudgmentAspectDown And Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“There are some singers that know exactly when to go, and others hang on much too long and that is the same, that is the same with judges.” KnowsLongJudgingSingers Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“In most civil law systems there are no dissents. There is a single opinion for the court: it is unanimous; it is highly stylized; you can't tell which judge wrote it.” LawOpinionJudgingCourtDissent Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“If you ask judges, do you always agree on everything? Of course not, we divide just as you do. Why aren't you transparent about it? Because the people would begin to think that the law is not stable, the law is unclear. And that would not give them much faith in the law.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingLawCoursesAsksJudgingAgreeDividesStableTransparentUnclear Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Work hard on each opinion, but once the case is decided, don't look back; go on to the next case and give it your all. It's not productive to worry about what's out and released, over and done. That's advice I now give to people new to the judging business.” PeopleGivingLooksHardDoneNextOpinionCasesWorryAdviceJudgingHard WorkGoes OnDecidedProductiveGive It Your All Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“I am a judge born, raised, and proud of being a Jew. The demand for justice runs through the entirety of the Jewish tradition. I hope, in my years on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, I will have the strength and the courage to remain constant in the service of that demand.” YearsStatesRunningBornJusticeUnitedUnited StatesJudgingProudDemandTraditionCourtConstantRaisedJewSupremeSupreme CourtBenchesEntiretyJewish Tradition Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
