San Diego Leaders Mourn, Remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Published: 21 Sep, 2020

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Updated: 14 Aug, 2022

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1 min read

When the news broke that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last week, social media became filled with messages honoring the ardent leader of human rights. San Diego's elected leaders and candidates also took to Twitter and Facebook to remember Ginsburg, who died at the age of 87 and was the second female to ever serve in the country's highest court.

Here's what local leaders and candidates wrote on social media.

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Faulconer/status/1307126376936419329

https://www.facebook.com/bry4sd/photos/a.1584651111808891/2732850743655583/

https://www.facebook.com/toddgloria/posts/1987255548076660

https://twitter.com/CityAttorneySD/status/1307115979848265729

https://twitter.com/CoryBriggs/status/1307107542556962816

https://twitter.com/WillMooreSD/status/1307116666338324485

https://twitter.com/ChrisWardD3/status/1307124141645090818

https://twitter.com/Whitburn4SD/status/1307103223988342791

https://twitter.com/ToniD_SD/status/1307197405603926017

https://twitter.com/markkersey/status/1307112468272029699

https://twitter.com/MarniForSD/status/1307116824966946816

https://twitter.com/RunWithRaul/status/1307103669003919363

https://twitter.com/BarriosForD9/status/1307142118742224898

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