Federal judge remembers Ginsburg’s ‘commitment to equality for all’ and that time the two had dinner together - Gainesville Times

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Federal judge remembers Ginsburg’s ‘commitment to equality for all’ and that time the two had dinner together

U.S. Northern District Judge Richard Story, right, stands with the late U.S. Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a Supreme Court dinner for judges attending the new judges’ conference in January 1999. Photo courtesy Richard Story.

Richard Story and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.jpg — U.S. Northern District Judge Richard Story, right, stands with the late U.S. Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a Supreme Court dinner for judges attending the new judges’ conference in January 1999. Photo courtesy Richard Story.

Richard Story had just finished a weeklong training program for new judges in 1999 and was preparing for the commencement dinner at the U.S. Supreme Court. He had the “good fortune” to find that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was seated at his table.