WASHINGTON _ Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued an extraordinary apology Thursday morning after she was sharply criticized for comments about Donald Trump.
"On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them," she said in a statement. "Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the future I will be more circumspect."
In three separate interviews, Ginsburg had attacked the presumed GOP presidential nominee, calling him egotistical, inconsistent and a "faker."
Many legal commentators said it was unprecedented for a justice of the high court to speak out against a political candidate during an election year.
The code of conduct for federal judges forbids them from supporting political candidates or taking partisan stands. But the justices are not directly bound by the code and decide for themselves how to carry out their duties.
