People Who Have Been Hardworking, Tax Paying,

When I Graduated From Law School In 1959, There Wasn't A Single Woman On Any Federal Bench. It Wouldn't Be A Realistic Ambition For A Woman To Want To Become A Federal Judge.

My Dissenting Opinions, Like My Briefs, Are Intended To Persuade. And Sometimes One Must Be Forceful About Saying How Wrong The Court's Decision Is.

I Am A Judge Born, Raised, And Proud Of Being A Jew. The Demand For Justice Runs Through The Entirety Of The Jewish Tradition. I Hope, In My Years On The Bench Of The Supreme Court Of The United States, I Will Have The Strength And The Courage To Remain Constant In The Service Of That Demand.

...the Court ...[recognizes]...the Persistence Of Racial Inequality And A Majority's Acknowledgement Of Congress's Authority To Act Affirmatively, Not Only To End Discrimination, But Also To Counteract Discrimination's Lingering Effects. Those Effects, Reflective Of A System Of Racial Caste [legal Segregation And Discrimination] Only Recently Ended, Are Evident In Our Work Places, Markets, And Neighborhoods. Job Applicants With Identical Resumes, Qualifications, And Interview Styles Still Experience Different Receptions, Depending On Their Race.

One Thing That Concerns Me Is That Today's Young Women Don't Seem To Care That We Have A Fundamental Instrument Of Government That Makes No Express Statement About The Equal Citizenship Stature Of Men And Women. They Know There Are No Closed Doors Anymore, And They May Take For Granted The Rights That They Have.