In public speeches, Ginsburg often credited Carter for his work in reshaping the judiciary. "Women weren’t on the bench in numbers, on the federal bench, until Jimmy Carter became president ...

President Jimmy Carter appointed more judges to the federal bench than any other president has done in a single term.

After being elected governor, Jimmy Carter said the state’s judiciary should resemble as much of Georgia’s population as possible.

Jimmy Carter, who served a single full presidential ... “Once Carter appointed women to the bench in numbers, there was no turning back,” Ginsburg, who died in 2020, declared in one speech.

Former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities, and other notable figures gathered to honor the former president.

In public speeches, Ginsburg often credited Carter for his work in reshaping the judiciary. "Women weren’t on the bench in numbers, on the federal bench, until Jimmy Carter became president," Ginsburg ...

He would also appoint more women and a number of Black lawyers to the bench as well. “As almost all things Jimmy Carter did, he was way ahead of his time,” Marietta lawyer and former Gov.