US Supreme Court Justice Bader Ginsburg buried at Arlington beside grave of husband

Arlington: In a private ceremony on September 29, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was buried. She was laid to rest beside her husband and near some of her former colleagues in the court.

On September 18, US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away.  87-year-old Ginsburg was the oldest justice of nine on the Supreme Court, according to reports.

The report added that Ginsburg had informed her granddaughter that she didn't want to be replaced until a new President is installed.

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A few days before her death, Ginsburg dictated the statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed," according to NPR.

Ginsburg died after a fight with pancreatic cancer, the court announced, saying she passed away surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, DC.

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