Ruth Bader Ginsburg reportedly left $40,000 in cash to her housekeeper following her death.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, the former Supreme Court Justice bequeathed the majority of the remains of her estate (valued by the publication at approximately $6 million) to her two children, Jane and James Ginsburg.
However, she also left aside a large sum to her housekeeper Elizabeth Salas, who reportedly worked for her for 22 years.
The two women were said to be very close, and TMZ reports that Salas even sat next to President Joe Biden when Ginsberg lay in state at the US Capitol following her death last year.
Ginsburg, famously the second woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court, passed away on September 18, 2020, at the age of 87.
The iconic lawyer and jurist fought to champion the rights of American women, and served in the Supreme Court for more than 27 years, following her appointment to the post by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
Per People, Ginsberg died in her home in Washington D.C. as a result of complications caused by metastatic cancer, which had also claimed the life of her late husband, David Martin Ginsberg, ten years previously.
After her death, she made history yet again by becoming the first woman, as well as the first Jewish person, to lie in repose in the Capitol building.
Her passing sparked an outpouring of tributes and memorials from colleagues and admirers across America. For instance, Chief Justice John Roberts commented in a statement made in 2020: "Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature."
"We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence, that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her: a tireless and resolute champion of justice."
She was later laid to rest at a private funeral service, attended by close friends and family members, which was held at Arlington National Cemetery, on September 29. She was buried beside her late husband - a veteran in the United States Army.
In addition to Jane and James Ginsburg, People reports that Ruth Bader is survived by four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
