11. She Was First Recommended for the Supreme Court by a Republican
Though Ginsburg was officially appointed by President Bill Clinton from a recommendation by Attorney General Janet Reno, it was a recommendation from across the aisle that first brought Ginsburg to Reno’s attention. The Republican Senator from Utah, Orrin Hatch, was the first person to recognize Ginsburg’s prowess at the federal level, and recommend her to take over the vacant Supreme Court seat.
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