The Justice Ginsburg lecture Series Features distinguished leaders who like Justice Ginsburg have committed their lives to furthering equality and human rights. It is an opportunity for our graduating students to hear from a giant in the law as she reflects on her career and offers advice to them as they graduate. And we are truly fortunate that the first speaker in this series will be, of course, Justice Ginsburg. Another round of applause. [applause] Justice Ginsburg is a legend in the law and in life. She has served with the greatest distinction on the Supreme Court andthe past 25 years, even if she had never been a judge or justice, she would still have learned a great place in legal history for her groundbreaking work in her advocacy to promote gender equality. A great justice, a great advocate, and who else has come become a cultural icon . [laughter] Justice Ginsburg has been honored by scores of followers with, to name only a few, a rap nickname. [laughter] numerous books inclu
On your to join us to honor Sandra Day Oconnor. It turns out that Justice Ginsburg and Justice Oconnor sharon distinction that is interesting nicknames. When Justice Oconnor was confirmed she owned the moniker f w. Oh tsv for first women on the Supreme Court. Justice ginsburg meanwhile has been crowned the notorious rbg. Ill leave it to you to decide which one is catcher. The justices also share a lifelong commitment to expanding opportunities for women. So it makes sense that when Justice Ginsburg joins us Justice Oconnor on the bench in 1993 the two bonded over their historic role and current in transforming the Supreme Court. Both justices had to overcome discrimination and professional rejection but Justice Oconnor once put a helpful spin on it. If they had come of age when women could easily be lawyers she told Justice Ginsburg. They would probably have ended up has retired partners of some law firm. But because that round was not open to us Justice Oconnor explained, we had to fi
I am delighted to be here today we work with the anti Bribery Group that works internationally and i am delighted to be here to introduce to you evan thomas, a longtime friend so ultimately she skipped classes and stanford is a wonderful. She calls it we had access to all the correspondence and the very first night that shes buts there, 16yearsold and she walked up to a veteran and asked him to dance and just is not done them. Hes still in love with her, his name is andy campbell. It didnt work out. I love it when she was on the review at her father gave her a car pitch is pretty grand so she went to the parking lot and painted her own parking space. Four times that we know of. This is 1951. It is a different era and for a woman is ringed by spring because if you didnt its not like youre going to start working. She had lots of suitors and one in particular. This was our one in th the bucks they mentioned they had access to the correspondence and we were looking for the love letters bet
Privilege of welcoming the second and the third. Were extraordinarily grateful to justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor to join us to honor Sandra Day Oconnor. It turns out that Justice Ginsberg and Justice Oconnor share an unusual distinction and that is interesting nicknames. When Justice Oconnor was confirmed she earned the moniker fwotsc for first woman on the Supreme Court. Justice ginsburg has been kroub crowned the notorious rbg. Ill leave it to you to decide which one is catchier. They share a lifelong commitment to expanding opportunities for women. It makes sense when Justice Ginsburg joins Justice Oconnor on the bench in 1993, the two bonded over their historic role in transforming the Supreme Court. Both justices had to overcome discrimination and professional rejection, but Justice Oconnor once put a helpful spin on it if they had come of age when women could easily be lawyers, she told Justice Ginsburg, they would probably end up as retired partners at some law
Institute, thank you for joining us this evening. I have the pleasure of introducing our two panelists and ted olson in just a moment. I would like to take a moment first to thank justice joining this evening. Its an honor to have you with us. Thank you. Today has been a time to celebrate the legacy of the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. This evening, we have the privilege of welcoming the second and the third. Were extraordinarily grateful to justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor for joining us to honor Sandra Day Oconnor. Justice ginsberg and justice day oconnor share an unusual distinction, interesting nicknames. Justice oconnor earned the moniker fwotsc. Justice ginsberg, crowned the notorious rbg. Ill leave it to you to decide which one is catchier. The justices also share a lifelong commitment for expanding opportunities for women. It makes sense when Justice Ginsberg joined Justice Oconnor on the bench, they bonded over their role in transfor