Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be back on the bench for oral arguments Tuesday, marking the first time she will hear cases since undergoing lung cancer surgery in December.
Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said Ginsburg is expected to be in attendance to hear arguments in one case before the justices. The Supreme Court returned for its February sitting on Tuesday after a four-week recess.
At 85, Ginsburg is the oldest justice and senior member of the court’s liberal bloc. She underwent surgery on Dec. 21 to remove two cancerous growths from her left lung, a procedure that took her away from the court and caused Ginsburg to miss her first oral argument in her 25-year career on the Supreme Court.
Doctors discovered the cancer when Ginsburg was undergoing tests after she fell in her office at the court in November, which led to three fractured ribs.
After undergoing surgery, the Supreme Court said there was no further evidence of remaining cancer. Additionally, no further treatment was required.
News of Ginsburg’s cancer sent shock waves through the legal world and gave rise to fears Trump would have the chance to nominate a third justice to the Supreme Court.
But she returned to the court Friday to participate in the justices private conference.
Ginsburg made her first public appearance following her surgery at the beginning of the month to attend a performance of “Notorious RBG in Song.”
