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The Sad Passing of Professor Martin D. Ginsburg

6-28-10 Melanie Nathan

WASHINGTON —  At the opening of this last session of SCOTUS, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. read a statement about the death, on Sunday of Martin D. Ginsburg, the husband of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Martin D. Ginsburg, 78,  an accomplished tax lawyer and law professor from  Georgetown University, known for his sharp wit and gourmet cooking, passed away Sunday June 27 from complications  related to metastatic cancer at his home in Washington.

In addition to his wife, the Professor is survived by his daughter Jane Carol Ginsburg, a law professor at Columbia University, and James Steven Ginsburg, founder and president of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation; and four grandchildren.

The Ginsburgs celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary last week. They met on a blind date as undergraduates at Cornell University.

A private burial will be held at Arlington National Cemetery.

With the greatest respect for the Justice, Lez Get Real extends its deepest sympathy to Justice Bader Ginsburg and her family for their sad loss.
Melanie Nathan, nathan@privatecourts.com.

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