Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared alert and in good spirits on Monday as she made her first public appearance since completing a three-week course of radiation therapy to treat pancreatic cancer
1 / 2FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses during group portrait at Supreme Court in WashingtonBy Lawrence Hurley
Ginsburg, who received several rounds of exuberant applause from the audience, gave a short speech then spent about 30 minutes answering questions about her career posed by the dean of the university's law school, Aviva Abramovsky. Ginsburg's only reference to her health came when she noted she had decided against withdrawing from the event"when my own health problems presented challenges.
Ginsburg spoke on Monday of her latter-day cult status among liberals, including her nickname"Notorious RBG," which was based on the name of the late rapper Notorious BIG. As the oldest justice, she is closely watched for any signs of deteriorating health. The court is currently in recess until October.
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