Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will miss opening arguments for the first time in 25 years as she continues to recover from cancer surgery just weeks ago, reports the Associated Press.
“Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said Monday the 85-year-old Ginsburg is continuing to recuperate and work from home after doctors removed two cancerous growths from her left lung on Dec. 21,” writes the AP.
The 85-year old Justice has been treated for two previous bouts of cancer; once in 1999 and again in 2009 and has been recovering from a fractured rib after falling in her office on November 7th.
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She is recovering from surgery, which can happen to anyone at any age… do you have any shame? This being the first time in 25 years is a testament to her ability to fulfill her duty.
Maybe someone can post the federal leave guidelines for her position and we can clear this right up. If she’s missing excessive time, she should be docked. If she’s not, she shouldn’t.
But still, impeachment may become necessary if she can’t fulfill her duties.
Boss says i don’t call in sick . . . I call in dead. This is the first year in probably 8 I won’t get my letter congratulating me on not using any sick time and getting 8 hours of leave time because of it.
Now that being said, Ginsburg has a couple of things working against her. Second is her age (wait what did I say second??? Why yes I did.) First and formost working against her, is her Diabetes. Diabetics heal much more slowly than a normal person, can rapidly develope complications from even the very minor injury, hell can even develop complications without an injury.
That being said god speed and quick recovery. But it might be time for her to start thinking about what’s best for her and retire.
Not right now. Need to give her time to get back up on her feet. As I said, she has a couple of things working against her. If she’s still not able to perform her duties in 2 or 3 months then yes.
Yes; I luckily have only been on the giving end (in terms of pay), donating my vacation to people who have ran out of paid leave, sick time, and other allowances.
Positions being kept open is not even in question.
I don’t think she should get to vote on any case she wasn’t there for arguments. Article says she will base her opinion on transcripts. i don’t think that’s right.