Becoming a Justice In 1993 there was a spot to fill on the US Supreme Court President Bill Clinton chose Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the new justice Ginsburg had worked in law for many years Ginsburg takes an oath to become a Supreme Court justice in 1993 5 Chapter 1
On August 10 Ginsburg stood in the White House She raised her right hand She promised to defend the US Constitution This document lays out the basic beliefs and laws of the United States The crowd clapped Cameras flashed Ginsburg was now a justice Did You Know Sandra Day O’Connor was the first female justice She served on the Supreme Court from 1981 to 2006 6
President Bill Clinton center visits the Supreme Court in October 1993 The Supreme Court had existed for more than 200 years In all that time Ginsburg was only the second woman to join it As a justice she would help decide many important legal cases 7
