Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Incumbent Assumed office August 10, 1993 Appointed by Bill Clinton Preceded by Byron White Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit In office June 30, 1980 – August 9, 1993 Appointed by Jimmy Carter Preceded by Harold Leventhal Succeeded by David Tatel Personal details Born Joan Ruth Bader (1933-03-15) March 15, 1933 (age 86) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. Spouse(s) Martin Ginsburg (m. 1954; died 2010) Children Jane C. Ginsburg James Steven Ginsburg Education Cornell University (BA) Harvard University (attended) Columbia University (JD) Signature