'My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed,' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told her granddaughter in the days before her death, NPR reported.
Ginsburg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 and repeatedly vowed to remain as long as her health allowed. She championed women's rights and was revered by many as a feminist icon.
"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president," Sen. Mitch McConnell famously said at the time.
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