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PRINTER'S NO. 4450
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1033
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, DERMODY, T. DAVIS, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD,
BARRAR, BIZZARRO, BRIGGS, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CEPHAS,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, A. DAVIS, DELLOSO, DeLUCA, DRISCOLL, GAINEY,
GALLOWAY, HANBIDGE, HOHENSTEIN, KINSEY, KORTZ, KRUEGER,
LONGIETTI, MADDEN, McNEILL, MENTZER, D. MILLER, MURT,
NEILSON, PASHINSKI, SAMUELSON, SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, SIMS,
THOMAS, VITALI AND WILLIAMS, SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and accomplishments of United States Supreme
Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and expressing condolences
on her passing.
WHEREAS, United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at her home
in Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg was born March 15, 1933, in
Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, The second daughter of Celia and Nathan Bader,
Justice Ginsburg learned the tenets of the Jewish faith and
gained familiarity with the Hebrew language through her family's
membership in the East Midwood Jewish Center; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg attended Cornell University in
Ithaca, New York, and became a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi and
Phi Beta Kappa; and
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WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg received her Bachelor of Arts
degree in government from Cornell University on June 23, 1954;
and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg met Martin Ginsburg in college and
married him after graduation, giving birth to her first daughter
in 1955; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg enrolled at Harvard Law School in
the fall of 1956, where she was one of only nine women in a
class of 500 men; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg transferred to Columbia Law School
and became the first woman to be on two major law reviews: the
Harvard Law Review and the Columbia Law Review; and
WHEREAS, After earning her law degree at Columbia, Justice
Ginsburg faced numerous challenges finding employment due to her
gender; and
WHEREAS, From 1961 to 1963, Justice Ginsburg was a research
associate and then associate director of the Columbia Law School
Project on International Procedure, learning Swedish to co-
author a book with Anders Bruzelius on civil procedure in
Sweden; and
WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Justice Ginsburg became a professor at
Rutgers Law School, being informed that she would be paid less
than her male colleagues because she had a husband with a well-
paid job; and
WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Justice Ginsburg cofounded the Women's
Rights Law Reporter, the first law journal in the United States
to focus exclusively on women's rights; and
WHEREAS, From 1972 to 1980, Justice Ginsburg taught at
Columbia Law School, becoming the first tenured woman and co-
authoring the first law school casebook on sex discrimination;
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and
WHEREAS, As the director of the ACLU's Women's Rights
Project, Justice Ginsburg argued six gender discrimination cases
before the United States Supreme Court between 1973 and 1976,
winning five; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg was nominated by President Jimmy
Carter on April 14, 1980, to a seat on the United States Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and confirmed on
June 18, 1980; and
WHEREAS, President Bill Clinton nominated Justice Ginsburg as
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on June 22, 1993; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg was confirmed by a 96-3 vote on
August 3, 1993; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg was the second female and first
Jewish female justice of the United States Supreme Court,
eventually becoming the longest-serving Jewish justice on that
court; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg was a tireless voice in all cases,
but most notably those dealing with gender discrimination,
abortion rights and search and seizure; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Justice Ginsburg dealt with
numerous health issues, including multiple cancers and a fall
resulting in the fracturing of three ribs; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg was the recipient of numerous
awards for her dedication and service, including the American
Bar Association's Thurgood Marshall Award for her contributions
to gender equality and civil rights, a lifetime achievement
award from Scribes and the $1,000,000 Berggruen Prize for
Philosophy and Culture; and
WHEREAS, Her other awards include the LBJ Foundation's
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Liberty and Justice for All Award, the World Peace and Liberty
Award, a lifetime achievement award from Diane von Furstenberg's
foundation and the 2020 Liberty Medal by the National
Constitution Center; and
WHEREAS, Justice Ginsburg has also been the subject of two
major movies: "RBG" and "On the Basis of Sex"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania honor the life and accomplishments
of United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and
express condolences on her passing; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge that
Justice Ginsburg has been one of the most remarkable and
dedicated United States Supreme Court justices; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
rich legacy and unending strength that Justice Ginsburg has
steadfastly shown throughout her career; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the family of Justice Ginsburg as an expression of condolence
for their loss.
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