Facts about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is pictured arriving in the audience at a White House reception hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama for newly-confirmed Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan in Washington, August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who became a hero of the American left in her more than quarter-century on the nation's top court, died on Friday at age 87.

Here are some facts about Ginsburg: