Entirety, little over one hour and 15 minutes. Listen to her reflections this afternoon. I also wish to express our gratitude to the honorable robert katzman. For all of his efforts to make this extraordinary symposium possible for our community. I look forward to sharing a few more words about judge rubber katzman in just a few minutes. I would also like to thank the present mary hartman and professor Wendi Williams from center who will join Justice Ginsburg in conversation this afternoon. Her authorized biographers and coauthors of own wordsbook, my published this last year. Finally, i wish to thank all of you for being here today for the special gathering. The bernstein symposium was dr. Ted under the memory of Martha Bernstein who is work in the areas of regulation, personnel and administrative reform continues to influence scholars today. He served as the founding dean of the Woodrow Wilson school of public and International Affairs at princeton. As president of brandeis, and for the last seven years of his life as a professor of politics and philosophy here at our school of foreign service. We are deeply grateful to michael and susan gelman and all of those who have generously supported this symposium. And enabled us to bring such esteemed guests to campus including Vice President al gore, tim russert, senator patrick leahy, and justices Sonja Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer to take part in this form which honors dr. Bernsteins many contributions to our University Community and to our understanding of the u. S. Political system. Today, we have the privilege of ginsburg,ruth ater associate justice of the Supreme Court of the united states. Since her confirmation to the court nearly 25 years ago, she has brought a thoughtful, measured approach to her distinguished service on the bench, Holding Consensus and voicing eloquence in dissent. We are deeply honored to have her with us this afternoon to share her insights and reflections with our georgetown community. To introduce Justice Ginsburg, it is my pleasure to welcome chief judge rubber katzman of the u. S. Court of appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge katzmann was appointed to by federal bench in 1999 president clinton. And he began his service as inef judge, 14 years later 2013. Judge katzmann is also an engaged member of our georgetown community, having taught as the walsh professor. The boardly serves on of visitors of our law center and is also one of the founders of this symposium. Before his appointment to the Second Circuit, he was a fellow of the governmental teddies program at the Brookings Institution and served as president of the governance institute. In 2001, he received the marion a word the American Political Science Association and in 2003, he was named a fellow of the American Academy of arts and sciences. In 2011, he received the Chesterfield Smith upward from the Pro Bono Institute in recognition of his house ending dedication to pro bono work including programs regarding immigration. This award was presented to him by Justice Ginsburg who engaged his guidance and expertise when he served as special counsel, pro bono to senator moynihan and then judge ginsburg, door during her confirmation process to the Supreme Court. It is welcome to welcome you back to campus this afternoon and i want to thank you again for your leadership, your generosity, and your sustained commitment to our community. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming the honorable judge rubber katzman. [ applause ] judge katzmann it is nice to be back. Thank you president john degioia introduction,ent or elevating our proceedings with your introduction and your efforts to promote understanding on difficult issues that confront our society. It was bernsteins idea that georgetown should create a position that would bridge the campuses between the law Center Downtown and the main campus and he worked with the law center to make that a reality. As a beneficiary of that effort, i will always be grateful to him. The bernstein symposium brings the campuses together and our and in our program this afternoon, we draw up on the talents of the main campus and the Georgetown Law Center faculty. I know that my friend, bill trainor, dean of the law school regrets of being out of town today. And we appreciate his appreciate that his participation in previous years. This symposium series is very dear to me and im very grateful to still be part of it and grateful to the government distinguished its chair, charles king, for all of his wifes counsel. Counsel. L of his wise i am also very grateful to the friends of bernstein that made this symposium possible including the gelmans as the president mentioned. This is, for me this afternoon, a particularly special occasion. For several reasons. Music has always been important to me as it is for some many people. What else but music can give a person a sensation both soothing and inspiring, it transporting experience that has rich associations in its wake of the memory. Verdir it be the notes of or beyonce there is some music out there that speaks to each of us must something universal. Thrillit is a distinct to me to introduce as our bernstein honore someone who demonstrably understands something about universal values and someone who in fact, has performed twice on the opera stage with the Washington National opera at the kennedy , no less. The Washington Post story recently praised our guest for not only her performance, but for her writing as well. Her timing, delivery and material that she wrote herself were all even more polished and. Every mark the headline observed before adoring crowds, justice prevails. [ applause ] justice,zmann writing, superb delivery, i think you know where i am headed here. The post story was indeed not about the reaction to Justice Ginsburg reading of a consequential opinion from the Supreme Court bench come are the reaction to one of her wellcrafted beaches to a to arsity speeches university, the Washington Post story was a review of Justice Ginsburg, already acknowledged as a veritable rock star, as always an opera star. The Kennedy Center opera house was filled with an adoring crowd that roared with adulation for her at every opportunity. Ginsburg rules Washington National opera. Another Washington Post headline. Is, of course,g also a Supreme Court justice, a national icon. [ applause ] judge katzmann the subject of looks, pop art, the subject ooks, pop art, and soon a movie Starring Natalie portman. Why is this so . In part, Justice Ginsburg had is celebrated for her impact as a judge on this countrys highest court, the second woman ever on this court. For her path marking, contributions to the development for herher methodical and brilliant analyses and prose. In part it is because of her trailblazing role because before becoming a judge. I think it is also because the American Public admires her character, her values, and feel a connection with her. I witnessed that connection for stance as president john degioia acknowledged. In the course of her confirmation journey in the summer of 1993 when she was first thrust International Celebrity when i accompanied her to capitol hill at the invitation of her senate sponsor, Daniel Patrick moynihan. An experience i will always cherish. For me, the most telling moment of that confirmation hearing came in response to a question from senator kohl, of wisconsin. And he asked her how would she want the American People to think of her . And Ruth Bader Ginsburg replied quietly, i would like to be thought of as a person who cares about people and does the best she can with the talent she has to make a contribution to a better world. That i think captures Justice Ginsburgs aspirations. She is a perth and desperate she is a person with seemingly endless capacities for friendship. No matter the weighty burdens of her daily life. She is a friend for the chilly winters of life. Someone who places others before her own convenience as i have observed. Andone of conviction determination. It person with the true sense of the aesthetic, taken by the Simple Pleasures of life. Orther it be a beloved aria a horseback ride. To know her and her family, and her incomparable Partner Party and her accomplished children and indeed, her entire family is to have a sense of what to her our lifes blessings. Justice ginsburg is someone of great prodigious work habits, good humor, dignity, and style. In Justice Ginsburg, the public observes someone for home the law is not about distractions. Her life in the law has been and can you and continues to be about working to ensure that each of us can really can realize our potential. She has always been determined to meet challenges and struggle through the obstacles to secure a Better Future for those of us and those of us that follow. That in during connection that she established with the American People who watched the confirmation hearing was based on their perception that in this age, too often ripped by lits and selfpromotion, Ruth Bader Ginsburg with someone whose virtues were and are very real. That on, i could sense connection as persons of all ages approached her for an autograph and she agreed with friendliness. It is a firming of our country and ourselves that this intellectual powerhouse woman draws huge crowds and is a fixture extolled in pop culture. Of our Bernstein Program is the recent publication of my own work which is a collection of Justice Ginsburgs writings. It is a great read and i cannot recommend it enough. Indeed, everyone here will get a copy. The book has been wildly heralded in book reviews as a collection of thoughtful writing about perseverance, and community and the law. Reflecting an abiding commitment to protect outsiders and others as a core american value. Required to the Current National discourse. Showing the justices astonishing intellectual range. Tribute to those who came before her and others who work with her. My own words as a model for all of us, precise, very, you to full structure, like a wonderful piece of music. Nowing me in conversation are Justice Ginsburg and her two colleagues on the project, mary hartnett, and action professor at georgetown law that focuses on International Womens rights, and when did williams, professor of law emeritus at georgetown law, that is known for her work on the subject of it gender and law. Please join me now as we welcome Justice Ginsburg and her colleagues on stage for a conversation. [ applause ] judge katzmann i have never heard such a applause at a university institution. That is extraordinary. Justice ginsburg, if i might begin, why this book of writings and why now . The originalerg maryis that windy and would write the biography, my authorized biography. You two started in 2004. They came to me and said someone is going to write about you. So, you might as well designate people that you trust. And we volunteer. That theye idea was would write the biography, and then as a supplement, we would have a collection of my writings. Became 2010 so, i suggested, why not flip the order, do the book of writings first and then the biography. Were enthusiastic about the idea and so was your publisher. [ laughter ] and someday, and maybe they can tell you when, the biography will be here. Such aatzmann bestseller as it is. There will be some lead time before the book is published. No pressure on us. Judge katzmann tell us, windy and mary, about the process of gathering and choosing the materials to be published. , the forthcoming biography, we cannot publish yet because Justice Ginsburg keeps doing amazing things. And we need to cover them all. Applause ]d but, selecting the material was a lot of fun. I have to tell you that it was not easy. Here is why. Justice ginsburg is an extraordinarily prolific writer and speaker. And not just as a Supreme Court justice, not just as a judge, not just as a law professor or litigator. For the first piece in the collection, we went back over 70 years to a piece that Justice Ginsburg wrote when she was in eighth grade. It probably will not surprise you to know that she was the editor of her School Newspaper at the Public School in brooklyn. The name of the paper was the highway herald. The first piece in this book she wrote when she was in eighth grade. Other items in the School Newspaper talked about the circus, the school play. But young ruth wrote about the 10 commandments. The magna carta. The bill of rights. The declaration of independence. And the United Nations charter which had just been adopted. [ applause ] to understand the enormity of trying to select just enough to fill a book as opposed to gaston hall. I met withdy and Justice Ginsburg and got a big picture, the sheep we thought we wanted the book to be in. And then, windy and i exchanged 28 drafts of an outline. And then, the nice thing about working with Justice Ginsburg is that she has a phenomenal memory. We would talk about a particular speech and she would say we might want to consider the version that i gave in paris in 2008 where i talked about brown versus the board of education and so we did. And Justice Ginsburg has an amazing staff led by kim mckenzie who would go and find that piece. We were aided in that. He other fun part about selecting the pieces was that we also needed to select photographs. Justice ginsburg, when she was speaking at georgetown law last year, came in advance of her speech into my office which was literally wallpapered with pictures of Justice Ginsburg at every stage of her life and of omar to and her family. And so, we had a fun time with tina trainor with dean trainor picking out photos for the book. And then, the last part was an introduction to the book. And then, windy and i had a challenge in that writing the introduction to each section, we could not put in the whole chapter we had already written for the forthcoming biography. We had to winnow out if you keep parts and leave something for the future. Just a few words. First of all, i just have to do a shout out to marry. Mary. E to m to she keeps me on track and on time. Which we all know is an incredible job. She has been the gobetween among the three of us, making sure that we all produce. And telling us that there are certain things that cannot go in the book because we have a page limit. That is what i lived through. And it was extremely stressful but it was also wonderful. And i think, it is fair to say, that one of our goals, consistent with what we know is that of the justice, is that we would make it accessible, not just to lawyers and the legal profession. To the general public as well. And i hope we have achieved that goal. You will be the judge of that because you all will have the book soon and you can let us all know if you think we did it right or not. Job wasourse, the main to capture the essence of the justices style which is unique and her substance which is a remarkable performance. It down to, boil its essence and presented in a book. Our i want to say efforts, i just cannot help myself. Our efforts include not just her couple othert a tidbits as well. And one of them, well, you already know that she loves the opera. Right . She starred in an opera. Well, not quite starred but but the problem is she cannot saying very well. [ laughter ] she cannot sing very well. [ laughter ] she said if she could, she would be a diva but as it was, she had a pretty good job. One of the things we included in the book was an excerpt from an opera and some of you may have heard of it it is called scaliaginsberg. And you get a little taste of an opera about the Supreme Court and these two justices in this book. And the second thing, i am thereally fond of here is are excerpts from two speeches in honor of the justice by a splendid guy Ruth Ginsburg calls her life partner. Tax lawyer and, law professor at georgetown, martin ginsburg. Known to all as marty. I think, you will find some there and th in she is byrue to who some others. And at the core of it are our efforts together to present you with the essence of wh