HAPPY BIRTHDAY Joan Ruth Bader, also known as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was born on March 15, 1933, and turns 86. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. Ginsburg is an associate justice for the United States Supreme Court. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993 and was the second female justice confirmed to the court. Throughout her career in law, she has been an advocate for gender equality and women’s rights. She has gained the nickname, the “Notorious R.B.G.” Prior to becoming a justice, she was a law professor and a volunteer lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union. President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia before she was a Supreme Court justice. Happy Birthday, Ruth Bader Ginsburg!