court bench for a century. her two-week absence will be keenly felt not only among her colleagues but her regions of fans who affectionately call her the notorious rbg. as long as i can do the job full steam, i will do it. reporter: this afternoon, a court spokeswoman says the justice s recovery from cancer surgery is on track. this week marked the first time ginsburg missed oral arguments as a supreme court justice. we shouldn t read too much into the fact that she has missed three days of oral argument. she is very committed to the job. reporter: she continues to work from home and will participate in all pending cases relying on written briefs and transcripts to keep her case load moving. she would vote on all pending votes. not having her in the court s marbled building for any length of time could prove problematic