Justice Ginsburg says 'We Need an All-Female Supreme Court'

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
11/26/2012
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)

'Women are here to stay,' feisty judge declares

Outspoken Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has always been one to let others know what she thought. She now says there will be enough women on the Supreme Court when all nine justices are female.

'So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the court]? And I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that.'

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LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court]? And I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that," she proudly declared.

Speaking at the 10th Circuit Bench & Bar Conference that was held at the University of Colorado in Boulder in October, Ginsburg put forward that bold statement before her colleagues.

When asked by University of Colorado Law School Dean Phil Weiser, "When you joined the court, Sandra Day O'Connor had been the only woman for some time and you became two. After she left, you went back to having only a single woman, and now there are three. Could you reflect some on the dynamics of the court in terms of what it means to have a woman or more than one woman?"

Ginsburg was quick to praise O'Connor, explaining that she returned to the bench three weeks after having pancreatic cancer surgery, which was nothing compared to Justice O'Connor, who was on the bench "nine days after breast cancer surgery." O'Connor retired in 2006.

Ginsburg went on to discuss the other two women now serving on the court -- Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor -- and also said, "So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the court]? And I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that."

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Keywords: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, women, Supreme Court, all-male court

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5 months ago
An all woman Supreme Court would be fine if they were all like Mother Teresa or simply an antithesis to Ginsburg.
abey
5 months ago
A judge who speaks peeping through the Blindfold of Justice reflecting the wink of satan.
ninek
5 months ago
Really Ruth? Didn't you say that abortion needed to be straightened out to get rid of populations "we don't want too many of"? We heard you right, no matter how you tried to backpedal. And Elena Kagan? A less qualified person has NEVER sat on that bench. She isn't even fit to preside over traffic court.

And how sexist is it to say such a thing as all 9 should be the same sex? Is a person only qualified because of what organs are in their reproductive system? Really? All your education has clearly been a waste of money and resources, because, Ruth, you are ignorant.
DLL
5 months ago
How about a Supreme court of only Priests and male or female religious! Theocracy Rules! I don't get it. Men are taking the hit today. Fact is both men and women have much to contribute. REMEMBER it is a fifty/fifty chance that any one of us are born men or women. My point is that both men and women should compliment each other in thought and action. The war between the sexes does no one any good. Ginsberg is too old to serve anymore. Her perceptions are becoming distorted. She must be starting to experience mental changes. An all women court is no better than an all men one.
Joseph
5 months ago
To talk about there being something 'weird' about supreme courts in the past being made up of only men is a-historical twaddle. The fact is society has changed (whether for better or worse is a matter of opinion) and the habit displayed by a lot of elitists of projecting current ways of thinking back onto those who lived before us, damning them for their ignorance and stupidity, is itself an example of modern ignorance and stupidity. The liberal left are quick to tell us 'everything is relative, man' when it suits them. When it doesn't they suddenly become narrow-minded, judgemental little absolutists. Some might call that hypocrisy.

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