WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, who has faced various health scares over the past
year, made a public appearance at the court on Monday after missing
a day of oral arguments last week due to illness.
Ginsburg, 86, stepped up unassisted to the bench for a brief
court session on Monday, sipped from a silver-colored cup during
the session and – as has become normal in recent months – was
helped down from the bench by her colleague, Justice Clarence
Thomas, after it concluded.
She had a stomach bug and did not attend last Wednesday’s court
session, according to a court spokeswoman. She did participate in
the justices’ private meeting on Friday to discuss which new cases
to hear.
Ginsburg’s health is closely watched because another Supreme
Court vacancy would give President Donald Trump the opportunity to
appoint a third justice to the nine-member court and move it
further to the right. The court’s 5-4 conservative majority
includes two justices named by Trump.
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