Do you recognize this bespectacled icon of justice?
This is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at her swearing-in ceremony -- just 27 years ago this month.
Her son, James Ginsburg, was glowing with optimism on his famous mom’s big anniversary, telling PBS: “The good news is the chemotherapy is doing what it’s supposed to do, so tumors are shrinking, cancer cell numbers are going down...I think she’s going to continue to do the frankly amazing job that she’s been doing for 27 years now.”
We like the sound of that. And we’re looking forward to at least 3 decades of RBG -- because the fact is, much to the chagrin of her detractors, RBG won’t be retiring anytime soon. Justice Ginsburg herself says, “The necessity to get up and go is stimulating.” Do you think RBG deserves to break records as one of the longest-tenured Justices of all time? Tell us now:
