U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1993 / Served to 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by the Senate 96–3, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. She earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1959. She previously served on the District of Columbia Circuit.Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, August 3, 1993
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- 96–3
- Education
- Cornell 1954 · Columbia Law School 1959
- Succeeded
- Byron Raymond White
- Succeeded by
- Amy Coney Barrett
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | District of Columbia Circuit | Carter (D) | voice |
| 1993 | Supreme Court · succeeded Byron Raymond White | Clinton (D) | 96–3 |
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 96–3 on August 3, 1993 · 103rd Congress, Roll Call 232. Senators link to their PolitiFinder profiles where identified.
Voted to confirm · 96
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Joseph Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- David Boren(D-OK)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Bill Bradley(D-NJ)
- John Breaux(D-LA)
- Hank Brown(R-CO)
- Richard Bryan(D-NV)
- Dale Bumpers(D-AR)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Ben Campbell(D-CO)
- John Chafee(R-RI)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- William Cohen(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Paul Coverdell(R-GA)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Alfonse D'Amato(R-NY)
- John Danforth(R-MO)
- Thomas Daschle(D-SD)
- Dennis DeConcini(D-AZ)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Bob Dole(R-KS)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Dave Durenberger(R-MN)
- J. Exon(D-NE)
- Lauch Faircloth(R-NC)
- Russell Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Wendell Ford(D-KY)
- John Glenn(D-OH)
- Slade Gorton(R-WA)
- Bob Graham(D-FL)
- Phil Gramm(R-TX)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Mark Hatfield(R-OR)
- Howell Heflin(D-AL)
- Ernest Hollings(D-SC)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- James Jeffords(R-VT)
- J. Johnston(D-LA)
- Nancy Kassebaum(R-KS)
- Dirk Kempthorne(R-ID)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- J. Kerrey(D-NE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joseph Lieberman(D-CT)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Connie Mack(R-FL)
- Harlan Mathews(D-TN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Howard Metzenbaum(D-OH)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- George Mitchell(D-ME)
- Carol Moseley-Braun(D-IL)
- Daniel Moynihan(D-NY)
- Frank Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Sam Nunn(D-GA)
- Bob Packwood(R-OR)
- Claiborne Pell(D-RI)
- Larry Pressler(R-SD)
- David Pryor(D-AR)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Charles Robb(D-VA)
- John Rockefeller(D-WV)
- William Roth(R-DE)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Jim Sasser(D-TN)
- Richard Shelby(D-AL)
- Paul Simon(D-IL)
- Alan Simpson(R-WY)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- Strom Thurmond(R-SC)
- Malcolm Wallop(R-WY)
- John Warner(R-VA)
- Paul Wellstone(D-MN)
- Harris Wofford(D-PA)
Voted against · 3
- Jesse Helms(R-NC)
- Don Nickles(R-OK)
- Bob Smith(R-NH)
Did not vote · 1
- Donald Riegle(D-MI)
Education
| Cornell University | A.B. | 1954 |
| Harvard Law School | ||
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1959 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 1993)
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27 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).