US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underlined the role religion plays in her work as judge, noting that a "demand for justice runs throughout the Jewish tradition." In a short speech to a gathering of Jewish women philanthropists in Washington, Ginsburg described the artworks in her Supreme Court chambers that are inscribed with a command from Deuteronomy translated as "Justice, justice shall you pursue." She also has a large, silver mezuzah mounted on her door post. The Supreme Court will soon have to decide whether displaying the Ten Commandments on government property such as the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional separation of church and state. Ginsburg, who made no mention of the pending case, said she was mindful of her Jewish heritage but would not consider that the reason why President Clinton had named her to the court.
