# @rutgersu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CMe-By3Lak3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/182548-rutgersu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-16T15:01:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rutgers University (@RutgersU) — https://gondola.cc/RutgersU

## Caption

Virginia Long was one of only four women that graduated from @rutgers.law (Newark campus) in 1966. ⁣
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After graduation, she joined the state Attorney General’s office and quickly ascended the governmental and judicial ranks. Governor Brendan T. Byrne appointed her to the New Jersey Superior Court in 1978.⁣
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In 1999, Long was appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court, making her only the third woman ever to serve on the state's highest court.⁣
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As one of the first women judges of her time, Long paved the way for other women in law. She wrote more than 2,000 opinions ranging from zoning laws to sexual abuse claims against clergy to death penalty cases. Best known for her stance related to the death penalty, she believed it was impossible to apply rationally and consistently. With others, she has been credited with informing the decision of the New Jersey Legislature to abolish the death penalty entirely in 2007.⁣
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Check back each week as we are commemorating and encouraging the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role of Rutgers women for #WomensHistoryMonth 🌟⁣⁣
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#RutgersPride #RutgersExcellence

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Rutgers University | @RutgersU | https://gondola.cc/RutgersU | University |
| Marques Ruiz | @digitallysober | https://gondola.cc/digitallysober | Social Media Manager |
| Marques Ruiz | @digitallysober | https://gondola.cc/digitallysober | Copywriter |

## Tags

rutgerspride, womenshistorymonth, rutgersexcellence

## Events

women's history month | rutgers u 2021

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