Who appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

President William J. Clinton appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1993.

Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Ruth Bader Ginsburg's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Ruth Bader Ginsburg 96–3 on August 3, 1993.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1993 / Served to 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Associate Justice, 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 Supreme Court of the United States. She earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1959. She previously served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 211 opinions of the Court ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1933–2020
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 succeeded Harold Leventhal	Carter (D)	Voice vote
1993	Supreme Court succeeded Byron Raymond White	Clinton (D)	96–3

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–3 on August 3, 1993 · 103rd Congress, Roll Call 232. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

55 D, 41 R

Voted against · 3

3 R

Did not vote · 1

1 D

Donald Riegle(D-MI)

Education

Cornell University	A.B.	1954
Harvard Law School
Columbia Law School	LL.B.	1959

Opinions of the Court

Ginsburg delivered 211 opinions of the Court in the covered window (October Term 1993 – October Term 2019). Most cited: Jenifer Arbaugh v. Y & H Corporation, Dba the Moonlight Cafe (6,493 citations).

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2020	Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.	591 U.S. ___ (2020)	–
2020	United States v. Sineneng-Smith	590 U.S. 371 (2020)	297
2020	Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, LP	590 U.S. 45 (2020)	58
2020	Shular v. United States	589 U.S. 154 (2020)	207
2020	Monasky v. Taglieri	589 U.S. 68 (2020)	225
2020	Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC	589 U.S. 35 (2020)	354
2019	Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill	587 U.S. 658 (2019)	193
2019	Fort Bend County v. Davis	587 U.S. 541 (2019)	277
2019	BNSF R. Co. v. Loos	586 U.S. 310 (2019)	1
2019	Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com	586 U.S. 296 (2019)	238
2019	Timbs v. Indiana	586 U.S. 146 (2019)	354
2018	Mount Lemmon Fire Dist. v. Guido	586 U.S. 1 (2018)	51
2018	Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co.	585 U.S. 33 (2018)	77
2018	China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh	584 U.S. 732 (2018)	228
2018	McCoy v. Louisiana	584 U.S. 414 (2018)	738
2017	Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd.	582 U.S. 420 (2017)	4620
2017	Microsoft Corp. v. Baker	582 U.S. 23 (2017)	280
2017	Sessions, Att'Y Gen. v. Morales-Santana	582 U.S. 47 (2017)	211
2017	Bnsf Railway Co. v. Tyrrell	581 U.S. 402 (2017)	7
2017	Nelson v. Colorado	581 U.S. 128 (2017)	211
2017	Coventry Health Care of Missouri v. Nevils	581 U.S. 87 (2017)	1
2017	Moore v. Texas	581 U.S. 1 (2017)	293
2016	Bravo-Fernandez v. United States	–	–
2016	United States v. Bryant	579 U.S. 140 (2016)	–
2016	Betterman v. Montana	578 U.S. 437 (2016)	–
2016	Sheriff v. Gillie	578 U.S. 317 (2016)	–
2016	Bank Markazi v. Peterson	578 U.S. 212 (2016)	152
2016	Hughes v. Ppl Energyplus	578 U.S. 150 (2016)	–
2016	Evenwel v. Abbott	578 U.S. 54 (2016)	–
2016	Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez	577 U.S. 153 (2016)	967
2016	Bruce v. Samuels	577 U.S. 1021 (2016)	278
2015	Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission	576 U.S. 787 (2015)	174
2015	Mellouli v. Lynch	575 U.S. 798 (2015)	301
2015	Harris v. Viegelahn	575 U.S. 510 (2015)	183
2015	Rodriguez v. United States	575 U.S. 348 (2015)	2086
2015	Yates v. United States	574 U.S. 528 (2015)	–
2015	Gelboim v. Bank of Am. Corp.	574 U.S. 405 (2015)	–
2014	Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., Llc v. Owens	574 U.S. 81 (2014)	–
2014	Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc	572 U.S. 898 (2014)	763
2014	Wood v. Moss	572 U.S. 744 (2014)	542
2014	Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.	572 U.S. 663 (2014)	433
2014	EPA v. Eme Homer City Generation	572 U.S. 489 (2014)	–
2014	Lawson v. Fmr Llc	571 U.S. 429 (2014)	144
2014	Daimlerchrysler Ag v. Bauman	571 U.S. 117 (2014)	4713
2013	Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs	571 U.S. 69 (2013)	–
2013	United States, Petitioner v. Anthony Davila	569 U.S. 597 (2013)	301
2013	Greg McQuiggin, Warden, Petitioner v. Floyd Perkins	569 U.S. 383 (2013)	3838
2013	Linda Metrish, Warden, Petitioner v. Burt Lancaster	569 U.S. 351 (2013)	398
2013	Danâs City Used Cars, Inc., Dba Danâs City Auto Body, Petitioner v. Robert Pelkey	569 U.S. 251 (2013)	205
2013	Steven Alan Levin, Petitioner v. United States et al.	568 U.S. 503 (2013)	160
2013	Amgen Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds	568 U.S. 455 (2013)	1424
2013	Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Auburn Regional Medical Center et al.	568 U.S. 145 (2013)	544
2013	Los Angeles County Flood Control District Petitioner v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.	568 U.S. 78 (2013)	–
2012	Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Petitioner v. United States	568 U.S. 23 (2012)	337
2012	Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Petitioner v. Karen K. Capato, on Behalf of B. N. C., et al.	566 U.S. 541 (2012)	–
2012	Patrick Wood, Petitioner v. Kevin Milyard, Warden, et al.	566 U.S. 463 (2012)	549
2012	Panagis Vartelas, Petitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General	566 U.S. 257 (2012)	228
2012	Cory R. Maples, Petitioner v. Kim T. Thomas, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections	565 U.S. 266 (2012)	724
2012	Lawrence Golan, et al. v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.	565 U.S. 302 (2012)	–
2012	Marcus D. Mims, Petitioner v. Arrow Financial Services, Llc	565 U.S. 368 (2012)	–
2012	Barion Perry v. New Hampshire	565 U.S. 228 (2012)	–
2011	Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.a., et al., Petitioners v. Edgar D. Brown, et Ux., Co-Administrators of the Estate of Julian David Brown, et al.	564 U.S. 915 (2011)	4319
2011	Donald Bullcoming, Petitioner v. New Mexico	564 U.S. 647 (2011)	–
2011	Csx Transportation, Inc., Petitioner v. Robert McBride	564 U.S. 685 (2011)	–
2011	American Electric Power Company, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Connecticut et al	564 U.S. 410 (2011)	–
2011	Astra USA, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Santa Clara County, California	563 U.S. 110 (2011)	188
2011	Henry W. Skinner, Petitioner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31st Judicial District of Texas	562 U.S. 521 (2011)	–
2011	James Walker, Warden, et al., Petitioners v. Charles W. Martin	562 U.S. 307 (2011)	567
2011	Michelle Oritz, Petitioner v. Paula Jordan et al.	562 U.S. 180 (2011)	549
2010	Kevin Abbott, Petitioner v. United States	562 U.S. 8 (2010)	364
2010	Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Aka Hastings Christian Fellowship v. Leo P. Martinez et al.	561 U.S. 661 (2010)	247
2010	Conrad M. Black, John a. Boultbee, and Mark S. Kipnis v. United States	561 U.S. 465 (2010)	–
2010	Jeffrey K. Skilling v. United States	561 U.S. 358 (2010)	–
2010	Richard a. Levin, Tax Commissioner of Ohio v. Commerce Energy, Inc., et al.	560 U.S. 413 (2010)	–
2010	Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Diapolis Smith	559 U.S. 314 (2010)	194
2010	Florida v. Kevin Dewayne Powell	559 U.S. 50 (2010)	253
2010	Agron Kucana v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General	558 U.S. 233 (2010)	858
2010	Nrg Power Marketing, Llc, et al. v. Maine Public Utilities Commission et al.	558 U.S. 165 (2010)	–
2009	Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region	558 U.S. 67 (2009)	364
2009	David Bobby, Warden v. Michael Bies	556 U.S. 825 (2009)	222
2009	Michael Rivera v. Illinois	556 U.S. 148 (2009)	377
2009	Vermont v. Michael Brillon	556 U.S. 81 (2009)	559
2009	Betty E. Vaden v. Discover Bank et al.	556 U.S. 49 (2009)	1112
2009	United States v. Randy Edward Hayes	555 U.S. 415 (2009)	322
2009	Arizona v. Lemon Montrea Johnson	555 U.S. 323 (2009)	1709
2009	Oregon v. Thomas Eugene Ice	555 U.S. 160 (2009)	683
2008	Greenlaw v. United States	554 U.S. 237 (2008)	1032
2008	Taylor v. Sturgell	553 U.S. 880 (2008)	2529
2008	Bob Riley, Governor of Alabama v. Yvonne Kennedy et al	553 U.S. 406 (2008)	102
2008	Keith Lavon Burgess v. United States	553 U.S. 124 (2008)	267
2008	State of New Jersey v. State of Delaware	552 U.S. 597 (2008)	–
2008	Arnold M. Preston v. Alex E. Ferrer	552 U.S. 346 (2008)	504
2007	Derrick Kimbrough v. United States	552 U.S. 85 (2007)	3379
2007	James D. Logan v. United States	552 U.S. 23 (2007)	164
2007	Tellabs, Inc., et al. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd., et al.	551 U.S. 308 (2007)	6044
2007	Michael W. Sole, Secretary, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al. v. T. a. Wyner, et al.	551 U.S. 74 (2007)	211
2007	Microsoft Corporation v. At&t Corp.	550 U.S. 437 (2007)	214
2007	Linda a. Watters, Commissioner, Michigan Office of Insurance and Financial Services v. Wachovia Bank, N. a., et al.	550 U.S. 1 (2007)	1890
2007	Sinochem International Co., Ltd. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corporation	549 U.S. 422 (2007)	1961
2007	John Cunningham v. California	549 U.S. 270 (2007)	1474
2007	Pat Osborn v. Barry Haley, et al.	549 U.S. 225 (2007)	582
2006	Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc., Dba Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield v. Denise F. McVeigh, as Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph E. McVeigh	547 U.S. 677 (2006)	1235
2006	Howard Delivery Service, Inc., et al. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.	547 U.S. 651 (2006)	194
2006	Vickie Lynn Marshall v. E. Pierce Marshall	547 U.S. 293 (2006)	695
2006	Patrick Day v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections	547 U.S. 198 (2006)	1511
2006	Jenifer Arbaugh v. Y & H Corporation, Dba the Moonlight Cafe	546 U.S. 500 (2006)	6493
2006	Wachovia Bank, National Association v. Daniel G. Schmidt, III, et al.	546 U.S. 303 (2006)	636
2006	Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco Gmc, Inc.	546 U.S. 164 (2006)	–
2005	Lincoln Property Company, et al. v. Christophe Roche, et Ux.	546 U.S. 81 (2005)	1211
2005	Deneice a. Mayle, Warden v. Jacoby Lee Felix	545 U.S. 644 (2005)	1942
2005	Antonio Dwayne Halbert v. Michigan	545 U.S. 605 (2005)	472
2005	Jon B. Cutter, et al. v. Reginald Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al.	544 U.S. 709 (2005)	1462
2005	Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Chemical Arabia, Inc., and Mobil Yanbu Petrochemical Company, Inc. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corporation	544 U.S. 280 (2005)	4974
2005	City of Sherrill, New York v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York, et al.	544 U.S. 197 (2005)	236
2005	Claude M. Ballard, et Ux. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	544 U.S. 40 (2005)	–
2004	Koons Buick Pontiac Gmc, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh	543 U.S. 50 (2004)	243
2004	Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	542 U.S. 241 (2004)	433
2004	Pennsylvania State Police v. Nancy Drew Suders	542 U.S. 129 (2004)	1256
2004	J. Elliott Hibbs, Director, Arizona Department of Revenue v. Kathleen M. Winn et al.	542 U.S. 88 (2004)	703
2004	Randall C. Scarborough v. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs	541 U.S. 401 (2004)	692
2004	Iowa v. Felipe Edgardo Tovar	541 U.S. 77 (2004)	747
2004	Raymond B. Yates, M.d., P.c. Profit Sharing Plan, and Raymond B. Yates, Trustee v. William T. Hendon, Trustee	541 U.S. 1 (2004)	171
2004	Delma Banks, Jr. v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division	540 U.S. 668 (2004)	1098
2004	Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.	540 U.S. 461 (2004)	538
2004	Andrew J. Kontrick v. Robert a. Ryan	540 U.S. 443 (2004)	1543
2003	Inyo County, California, et al. v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony et al.	538 U.S. 701 (2003)	123
2003	Illinois Ex Rel. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc., et al.	538 U.S. 600 (2003)	125
2003	Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Freeman Ayers et al.	538 U.S. 135 (2003)	204
2003	Erick Cornell Clay v. United States	537 U.S. 522 (2003)	1159
2003	United States v. Navajo Nation	537 U.S. 488 (2003)	199
2003	Eric Eldred, et al. v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General	537 U.S. 186 (2003)	226
2002	Timothy Stuart Ring v. Arizona	536 U.S. 584 (2002)	4683
2002	City of Columbus, et al. v. Ours Garage and Wrecker Service, Inc., et al.	536 U.S. 424 (2002)	272
2002	Franconia Associates, et al. v. United States	536 U.S. 129 (2002)	273
2002	Gary E. Gisbrecht, Barbara a. Miller, and Nancy Sandine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security	535 U.S. 789 (2002)	4551
2002	Alabama v. Lereed Shelton	535 U.S. 654 (2002)	330
2002	Correction Officer Porter, et al. v. Ronald Nussle	534 U.S. 516 (2002)	4960
2002	Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services v. Irene Blumer	534 U.S. 473 (2002)	177
2002	Remon Lee v. Mike Kemna, Superintendent, Crossroads Correctional Center	534 U.S. 362 (2002)	511
2001	Trw Inc. v. Adelaide Andrews	534 U.S. 19 (2001)	1407
2001	New York Times Company, Inc., et al. v. Jonathan Tasini, et al.	533 U.S. 483 (2001)	118
2001	Dale G. Becker v. Betty Montgomery, Attorney General of Ohio, et al.	532 U.S. 757 (2001)	592
2001	State of New Hampshire v. State of Maine	532 U.S. 742 (2001)	3343
2001	C & L Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizen Band Potawatomi Indian Tribe of Oklahoma	532 U.S. 411 (2001)	262
2001	United States v. Cleveland Indians Baseball Company	532 U.S. 200 (2001)	248
2001	Wesley Aaron Shafer, Jr. v. South Carolina	532 U.S. 36 (2001)	174
2001	City News and Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha	531 U.S. 278 (2001)	170
2001	Christopher a. Lopez v. Randy J. Davis, Warden, et al.	531 U.S. 230 (2001)	532
2000	Carl W. Cleveland v. United States	531 U.S. 12 (2000)	390
2000	State of Arizona v. State of California, et al.	530 U.S. 392 (2000)	633
2000	Dewey J. Jones v. United States	529 U.S. 848 (2000)	504
2000	Donald E. Nelson v. Adams, USA, Inc., et al.	529 U.S. 460 (2000)	263
2000	Florida v. J. L.	529 U.S. 266 (2000)	1350
2000	Chad Weisgram, et al. v. Marley Company, et al.	528 U.S. 440 (2000)	353
2000	United States v. Abel Martinez-Salazar	528 U.S. 304 (2000)	746
2000	Friends of the Earth, Incorporated, et al. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (toc), Inc.	528 U.S. 167 (2000)	6373
1999	Rohn F. Drye, Jr., et al. v. United States	528 U.S. 49 (1999)	258
1999	Tommy Olmstead, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Human Resources, et al. v. L. C., by Jonathan Zimring, Guardian Ad Litem and Next Friend, et al.	527 U.S. 581 (1999)	721
1999	Jefferson County, Alabama v. William M. Acker, Jr., Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, and U. W. Clemon, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama	527 U.S. 423 (1999)	428
1999	Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Company et al.	526 U.S. 574 (1999)	3295
1999	Unum Life Insurance Company of America v. John E. Ward	526 U.S. 358 (1999)	282
1999	Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.	526 U.S. 344 (1999)	2082
1999	National Collegiate Athletic Association v. R. M. Smith	525 U.S. 459 (1999)	216
1999	Humana Inc., et al. v. Mary Forsyth et al.	525 U.S. 299 (1999)	262
1999	Victoria Buckley, Secretary of State of Colorado v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., et al.	525 U.S. 182 (1999)	528
1998	United States v. Vickie S. Cabrales	524 U.S. 1 (1998)	270
1998	Air Line Pilots Association v. Robert a. Miller, et al.	523 U.S. 866 (1998)	143
1998	Montana, et al. v. Crow Tribe of Indians et al.	523 U.S. 696 (1998)	–
1998	United States v. United States Shoe Corporation	523 U.S. 360 (1998)	132
1998	Margaret Kawaauhau, et Vir v. Paul W. Geiger	523 U.S. 57 (1998)	2007
1998	Mary Anna Rivet, et al. v. Regions Bank of Louisiana et al.	522 U.S. 470 (1998)	895
1998	Regions Hospital v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services	522 U.S. 448 (1998)	200
1998	Kenneth Lee Baker and Steven Robert Baker, by His Next Friend, Melissa Thomas v. General Motors Corporation	522 U.S. 222 (1998)	516
1997	Bay Area Laundry and Dry Cleaning Pension Trust Fund v. Ferbar Corporation of California, Inc., and Stephen Barnes	522 U.S. 192 (1997)	534
1997	Melvin Jefferson, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Alberta K. Jefferson, Deceased, et al. v. City of Tarrant, Alabama	522 U.S. 75 (1997)	–
1997	Garrit Bates v. United States	522 U.S. 23 (1997)	321
1997	United States v. James Herman O'Hagan	521 U.S. 642 (1997)	478
1997	Amchem Products, Inc., et al. v. George Windsor et al.	521 U.S. 591 (1997)	4991
1997	Associates Commercial Corporation v. Elray Rash et Ux.	520 U.S. 953 (1997)	471
1997	William Strate, Associate Tribal Judge, Tribal Court of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, et al. v. A-1 Contractors and Lyle Stockert	520 U.S. 438 (1997)	380
1997	Walker L. Chandler, et al. v. Zell D. Miller, Governor of Georgia, et al.	520 U.S. 305 (1997)	524
1997	Arizonans for Official English and Robert D. Park v. Arizona et al.	520 U.S. 43 (1997)	2323
1997	Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Marvin K. Youpee, Sr., et al.	519 U.S. 234 (1997)	–
1996	M. L. B. v. S. L. J., Individually and as Next Friend of the Minor Children, S. L. J. and M. L. J., et Ux.	519 U.S. 102 (1996)	–
1996	Caterpillar Inc. v. James David Lewis	519 U.S. 61 (1996)	2132
1996	United States v. Virginia et al.	518 U.S. 515 (1996)	930
1996	William Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.	518 U.S. 415 (1996)	1834
1996	Doctor'S Associates, Inc. and Nick Lombardi v. Paul Casarotto et Ux.	517 U.S. 681 (1996)	1668
1996	Lloyd Henderson v. United States	517 U.S. 654 (1996)	576
1996	Holly Farms Corporation et al. v. National Labor Relations Labor Board et al.	517 U.S. 392 (1996)	204
1996	Bank One Chicago, N. a. v. Midwest Bank & Trust Company	516 U.S. 264 (1996)	–
1996	Yamaha Motor Corporation, U. S. a., et al. v. Lucien B. Calhoun, et al., Individually and as Administrators of the Estate of Calhoun, Deceased	516 U.S. 199 (1996)	570
1995	Carl Thompson v. Patrick Keohane, Warden, et al.	516 U.S. 99 (1995)	1729
1995	Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Chickasaw Nation	515 U.S. 450 (1995)	213
1995	Katia Gutierrez De Martinez, Eduardo Martinez Puccini and Henny Martinez De Papaiani v. Dirk a. Lamagno et al.	515 U.S. 417 (1995)	571
1995	Harvey F. Garlotte v. Kirk Fordice, Governor of Mississippi	515 U.S. 39 (1995)	236
1995	City of Edmonds v. Oxford House, Inc., et al.	514 U.S. 725 (1995)	227
1995	United States v. Lori Rabin Williams	514 U.S. 527 (1995)	330
1995	Tom Swint, et al. v. Chambers County Commission, et al.	514 U.S. 35 (1995)	1403
1995	Nationsbank of North Carolina, N. a., et al. v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. et al.	513 U.S. 251 (1995)	365
1995	American Airlines, Inc. v. Myron Wolens et al.	513 U.S. 219 (1995)	725
1994	Albert Hess and Charles F. Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation	513 U.S. 30 (1994)	723
1994	Orrin S. Reed v. Robert Farley, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, et al.	512 U.S. 339 (1994)	803
1994	Barclays Bank Plc v. Franchise Tax Board of California	512 U.S. 298 (1994)	135
1994	Silvia S. Ibanez v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Board of Accountancy	512 U.S. 136 (1994)	184
1994	Kitrich Powell v. Nevada	511 U.S. 79 (1994)	190
1994	United States v. Ralph Stuart Granderson, Jr.	511 U.S. 39 (1994)	311
1994	Charles K. Elder v. R. D. Holloway et al.	510 U.S. 510 (1994)	787
1994	Northwest Airlines, Inc., et al. v. County of Kent, Michigan, et al.	510 U.S. 355 (1994)	213
1994	Waldemar Ratzlaf and Loretta Ratzlaf v. United States	510 U.S. 135 (1994)	1218
1993	John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee of the Sperry Master Retirement Trust No. 2	510 U.S. 86 (1993)	257

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Who appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg?: President William J. Clinton appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1993.
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What was Ruth Bader Ginsburg's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Ruth Bader Ginsburg 96–3 on August 3, 1993.
Which court was Ruth Bader Ginsburg on?: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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