Ginsburg to lie in repose at Supreme Court In this July 31, 2014, file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in her chambers in at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Cliff Owen/AP, File)
ABC News aired a special report for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death. Ginsburg died Friday. She was 87.
Watch Ginsburg lie in repose at the Supreme Court below.
She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993 and would be just the second woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court, following Justice Sandra Day O’Connor who served from 1981 until 2006.
Ginsburg was a strong advocate for women’s rights as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union during the 1970s, NPR reported. She served 27 years on the nation’s highest court, becoming its most prominent member.
Doctors discovered lesions on Ginsburg’s liver in May. She had surgery for lung cancer and radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer. She had surgery for pancreatic cancer in 2009 and was treated for colon cancer in 1999, the Times reported.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses in her robes after she was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice in 1993. (Doug Mills/Associated Press )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her husband, Martin. (Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her husband Martin Ginsburg, and their children Jane and James sail off the coast of St. Thomas in 1979. (Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, left, of the Senate Judiciary Committee, talks to Supreme Court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and her son, James during a break in her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in 1993. (Charles Tasnadi/Associated Press )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg President Bill Clinton nominated Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court in July 1993. (Doug Mills/Associated Press )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg chats with then-Sen. Joe BIden of Delaware during her confirmation hearings in 1993. (John Duricka/Associated Press )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg, left, sits with the first woman named to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Justice William Rehnquist listen to President Bill Clinton's State of the Union address in January 1995. (Terry Ashe/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg, top row, far right, poses with the other members of the Supreme Court in 1995. (Photo by Diana Walker/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, administers the oath of office to Vice President Al Gore in January 1997. (Luke Frazza/AFP via Getty Images)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, poses with Chilean opera soprano Veronica Villarroel at the White House Project Gala in 2006. (Gerald Herbert/Associated Press )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks to law students at Ohio State University in 2009. (Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington in February 2020. (Patrick Semansky/Associated Press )
Ruth Bader Ginsburg A video board showing virtual fans includes cutouts of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, center left, and the late Kobe Bryant, center right, during the first half an NBA conference final playoff basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets on Friday night. (Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press )
