Justice Ginsburg, the inspiration behind some UB Law students entering the legal field

Justice Ginsburg, the inspiration behind some UB Law students entering the legal field

The second woman to sit on the nation's highest court is an inspiration for the next generation of lawyers studying at UB Law School.

FEBRUARY.JUSTICE GINSBURGPAID A VISIT TOWESTERN NEW YORKJUST LAST SUMMER...SPEAKING AT "U-B"AND AT KLEINHANSMUSIC HALL.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERGILAT MELAMED HASLOCAL REACTION TOHER DEATH.THE SECOND WOMANTO SIT ON THENATION'S HIGHESTCOURT.AN INSPIRATION FORTHE NEXTGENERATION OFLAWYERS.STUDYING AT UB LAW."I QUOTED HER ON MYPERSONALSTATEMENT TO GETINTO LAW SCHOOLTHE DAY THAT IDECIDED WHAT LAWSCHOOL I WAS GOINGTO GO TO WAS THEDAY THAT THEYANNOUNCED SHEWAS COMING TO UBAND I WAS LIKE THISIS THE SIGN FROMRBG HERSELF THAT ISHOULD BE HERE."GINSBURG RECEIVEDAN HONORARYDOCTORATE FROM UBJUST OVER A YEARAGO.GIER WAS PART OF ACONSTITUTIONALLAW SESSIONTAUGHT BY THEJUSTICE."IT WAS JUST LIFECHANGING TO HEARHER TALK ANDREALIZE THAT WHATSHE HAS ISATTAINABLE."UB SAYS THISDISPLAY CASE NEXTTO THE LAW LIBRARYWAS PUT UP AHEADOF GINSBURG'SVISIT.

BUT REMAINSIN HER HONOR.BECAUSE THE VISITWAS SO IMPACTFUL.SECOND YEAR LAWSTUDENT KARENLITTLE TELLS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSQUOTE."IN THAT TALK, I WASREMINDED THAT SHEWAS ALSO A WOMANWHO WENT TO LAWSCHOOL WITH VERYYOUNG CHILDREN-LIKE MYSELF- AND IFSHE COULD DO IT,THAN SO COULD I."CHRISTINA COTTONELEARNED ABOUT THEJUSTICE THROUGHGOOGLE SEARCHESOF WOMEN IN LAWDURING HS."WHEN PEOPLE SAYSHE TRAILBLAZER,SHE DID."AND SAYS THATINFLUENCED HERCAREER CHOICE."I THINK EVEN IF IHADN'T CHOSEN LAWSHE STILL WOULD'VEINSPIRED ME TO BEMYSELF BE A STRONGPERSON AND REALLYTO DO WHAT YOUWANT TO DO WITHYOUR LIFE."THROUGH HER 27YEARS ON THEHIGHEST COURT..BOTH LAW STUDENTSSAY."THE POWER IN ADISSENT ISSOMETHING THATHAS REALLY STUCKWITH ME."AND OWN PHYSICALREMINDERS OF IT."THIS PHOTO."==BUTT==:03 GIER"I WEAR IT ON MYPURSE EVERYDAYBECAUSE I FEEL LIKEIT'S GOOD LUCK."GINSBURG'S WROTEWELL KNOWNOPINIONS SUCH ASU.S. V.

VIRGINIA.WHICH ALLOWEWOMEN TO ATTEDTHE THEN ALL MALEVIRGINIA MILITARYINSTITUTE.BUT GIER SAYS IT'SGOING AGAINST THMAJORITY THAT WILLSTICK WITH HER."SHE HAD THIS GREATQUOTE ABOUTDISSENTIOPINIONS THAT AHOPEFUL DISSENTERDOESN'T WRITE FORTODAY THEY WRITEBUT WRITESTOMORROW, AND ITHINK THAT SHELIVED HER LIFETODAY SO WE ALL,ESPECIALLY FEMALESCOULD HAVE ABETTER LIFE IN THEFUTURE."IN BUFFALO, GILATMELAMED.

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