Dissenter on the Bench, Victoria Ortiz
Dissenter on the Bench, Victoria Ortiz
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Dissenter on the Bench
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work

Author: Victoria Ortiz

Narrator: Lisa Larsen

Unabridged: 4 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2019

Synopsis

Dramatically narrated case histories from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's stellar career are interwoven with an account of her life—including her childhood, family, beliefs, many faceted personality, education, marriage, children, legal and judicial career, and other achievements. The cases described, many involving young people, demonstrate her passionate concern for gender equality, fairness, and our constitutional rights.

About Victoria Ortiz

Victoria Ortiz graduated from Barnard College and the City University of New York Law School. She has worked as a high-school teacher, as a college teacher, as an attorney, and as dean of students at several law schools. Her published work includes Spanish for Lawyers, a unique manual for law students and lawyers who need to discuss legal matters in the Spanish language. Now retired, she lives with her wife in the Bay Area.

About Lisa Larsen

Lisa Larsen is an audiobook narrator and voice artist whose voice can be heard around the world in audiobooks, commercials, e-learning projects, and corporate narrations. When not narrating from her Los Angeles home studio, she can be found wrangling her two young daughters or working on a remodeling project with her husband.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia on May 11, 2019

I think this is a far cry from being a biography that features her dissenting opinions, rather the book's insides need to be flipped outside because it's a book about court cases in which they make it to the Supreme Court and somehow connect to RBG and then Ortiz takes a short break from the regular......more

Goodreads review by Moonkiszt on August 27, 2020

I just can't read enough about this great woman! My third this year. . . This book is well-crafted, especially for the new-to-Ruth set, i.e. younger. The author weaves together RGB's court and case work with her life account. It's a basic, easy and inspiring read. Every time I read of her struggles a......more

Goodreads review by chloe on February 27, 2021

rbg was a truly phenomenal woman! i loved reading about her life and the cases she worked on, made particularly enjoyable by the parallel storytelling and photographs :))......more

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