The eight remaining Supreme Court justices mourned and celebrated their late colleague Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in individual statements Saturday, calling her a “woman of valor,” a “hero” to many Americans, and a “cherished colleague and friend.”
“To me, as to countless others, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hero,” wrote Justice Elena Kagan. “Her work was as careful as it was creative, as disciplined as it was visionary. It will endure for as long as Americans retain their commitment to law.”
Justice Stephen Breyer, who said he heard of her passing at Rosh Hashanah service, said “the world is a …