Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ‘fervent’ last wish was that she ‘not be replaced until a new president is installed’

• One of the last wishes that the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made before her death was that a new justice not be appointed to replace her until after a new president takes office.
• Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87 from complications stemming from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
• According to NPR, Ginsburg dictated the following statement to her granddaughter, Clara Spera, shortly before she died: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”
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One of the final wishes that the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made in the days before her death was that she not be replaced until a new president takes office.

Ginsburg died on Friday at age 87 from complications stemming from metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to NPR, which first reported the news. 

NPR said that just days before her death, Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter, Clara Spera, which said, “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”

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