Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘Her influence has crossed borders’ Guyanese Hugh Wooding Law School student, Caressa Henry
(GP) – Millions of Americans and people worldwide mourn the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who passed away at her home on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was 87.
According to the court, Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Ginsburg became the United States, second woman judge to sit on the bench of the Supreme court. President Bill Clinton appointed her in 1993. She was the most senior member of the court’s liberal wing, delivering votes on the most controversial issues such as abortion rights, same-sex marriages, voting rights, immigration, health care, and affirmative action.
Just a little less than seven weeks before the United States presidential elections, her death has set off a heated political battle to fill the now vacant seat. Senate majority Mitch McConnel leader vowed to have a vote on Trump’s nominee whoever he or she may be.
Ginsburg told her granddaughter that she would like her seat to be filled by the next president. “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,” this was her dying wish her granddaughter Clara Spera confirmed.
“She led an amazing life. What else can you say?” said President Donald Trump “She was an amazing woman, whether you agree or not, she was an amazing woman who led an amazing life.”
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, in his brief remarks after learning about her death, said Ginsberg “is a giant in the legal profession” and a “beloved figure.” He indicated that the focus should be on her enduring legacy.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg became a rock star to her admirers. She was nicknamed the “Notorious R.B.G.” She became a champion for women by defending women’s and minorities’ rights and the strength and willingness she exhibited during her personal loss and health predicament.
“Over a long career on both sides of the bench — as a relentless litigator and an incisive jurist — Justice Ginsburg helped us see that discrimination on the basis of sex isn’t about an abstract ideal of equality; that it doesn’t only harm women; that it has real consequences for all of us. It’s about who we are — and who we can be,” Obama said in a statement.
She was a mother of two and had a passion for Opera. Ginsburg is known for doing meticulous research and always stick by the rules.
According to American Attorney at law Dwayne Braithwaite from The Braithwaite Law Group “based on her opinions, whether majority or dissenting, she was fair, fierce and a defender of people’s rights…she was a remarkable jurist.”
Ginsberg will be remembered for being a brilliant jurist and someone connected with young people more so women.
Caressa Henry, a final year student at the Hugh Law School in Trinidad, indicated that in celebration and honour of the legacy of Justice Ruth Ginsberg, “I am inspired by this legal pioneer who rose to the occasion to fight for equality of women, particularly women in law. Her influence has crossed borders, and as a law student, I am driven by her many quotes.”