If ever there was anyone who deserves our rightful recognition for their work to champion the rights of the deserving, it is Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
At the time of this writing, she lies in state in the US capitol rotunda. She is the first woman in American history to be honored in such fashion. And deserving it is. She devoted her entire career to eliminating gender based discrimination and stereotyping.
And for the work that we do here at Mains’l Services she ruled favorably in so many cases in behalf of those with disabilities to get a fair shot in the world.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 15, 1933 she was educated at Cornell in upstate New York. After which she pursued her legal education at both Harvard and then Columbia in her native New York City.
Following a successful legal career in public service she was appointed by then President Clinton to the US Supreme Court in 1993. Six years later in 1999 she drafted a landmark majority opinion on a critical ruling affirming essential elements of the Americans with Disabilities Act in behalf of those with disabilities.
Her writing was both eloquent and extraordinary. A law clerk of hers once said that Justice Bader Ginsberg expects that where four words are used, three will do. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to this woman and all she brought to advance the cause of equality, a cornerstone of our democracy, a cornerstone to live for now and hopefully evermore.
She passed away on September 18th having battled many bouts of cancer. She embraced her calling religiously to her very grave. She shall be known for having cast a shadow of rightful jurisprudence far greater than her diminutive stature.
God bless and keep you Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. You were one of the greats!