Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s son, Christopher Scalia, shared a couple of stories in memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg after news broke of her death on Friday.
Despite having sharp differences of view, Justice Scalia and Justice Ginsburg shared a close friendship outside of the chamber, according to a couple of “passages” Chrisopher Scalia posted to his Twitter account on Friday.
“I’m very sad to hear about the passing of my parents’ good friend, and my father’s wonderful colleague, Justice Ginsburg. May her memory be a blessing. I’d like to share a couple of passages that convey what she meant to my dad,” Scalia wrote.
I'm very sad to hear about the passing of my parents' good friend, and my father's wonderful colleague, Justice Ginsburg. May her memory be a blessing. I'd like to share a couple of passages that convey what she meant to my dad…/3
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) September 18, 2020
The first story is a quote that Justice Scalia delivered at roast to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ginsburg being on the DC Court of Appeals.
Take a look:
This is from a roast he delivered for her 10th anniversary on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. They'd been colleagues on that court until he went to the Supreme Court; she hadn't joined him there yet—and he missed her. pic.twitter.com/rrgFfNlvJL
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) September 19, 2020
The second story involved a time when Scalia bought two dozen roses for Ginsburg on her birthday.
When asked by a fellow judge why he would buy the roses for Ginsburg, when they often vote opposite on court cases, Scalia said, “Some things in life are more important than votes.”
Take a look:
This is a story that Judge Jeffrey Sutton shares about an encounter late in my dad's life, when he bought his friend Ruth two dozen roses for her birthday. "Some things in life are more important than votes." pic.twitter.com/wjCJvFcdHm
— Christopher J. Scalia (@cjscalia) September 19, 2020
In response to the stories Christopher Scalia shared, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee summarized what Americans can learn from the Scalia/Ginsburg friendship.
I believe @cjscalia says it best that Justice Ginsburg and Justice Scalia taught us all that sharp differences of view don't have to destroy honest & sincere respect and friendship. Sincere condolences to the family of Justice Ginsburg. https://t.co/Wvbe8BYAq7
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) September 19, 2020
In ending, here is Laura Ingraham discussing the “unlikely” friendship of Scalia and Ginsburg:
